Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ngunguru Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 11 | NNE 9 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 160 | 206 | 254 | 328 | 408 | 637 | 829 | 659 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:01PM2.17m | 7:12AM2.10m | 7:41PM2.25m | 7:54AM2.17m | 8:20PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.54m | 00:53AM0.57m | 1:08PM0.44m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:49PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 659 | 454 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 62 | 95 | 145 | 160 | 206 | 254 | 328 | 408 | 637 | 829 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 181 | 454 | 454 | 426 | 77 | 77 | 50 | 77 | 78 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
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