Ngunguru Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 174.52° E

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ngunguru Bar sea temperature is

16.0°C

Ngunguru Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

Table - waves today at Ngunguru Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	91	83	83	74	51	52	51	52	52	55	61	61	59	58	58	56	56	56	56	59	59	56	32	21
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	NNE	N	ESE	E	ESE	SE
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	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				7:40AM2.29m				7:58PM2.36m				8:28AM2.34m				8:43PM2.35m				9:12AM2.36m				9:25PM2.32m
Low Tide		1:13AM0.31m				1:34PM0.35m				2:00AM0.26m				2:19PM0.33m				2:43AM0.24m				3:02PM0.35m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	21	19	20	17	16	14	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	15	14	15	15	14	13	13	14	16	17	19	17	20	16	16	13	13	15	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	91	83	83	74	51	52	51	52	52	55	61	61	59	58	58	56	56	56	56	59	59	56	32	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 9
kJ	5	5	5	8	4	9	8	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	10	12	8	4	3	3	4	7	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	—	N 10	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	—	N 14	N 14	SE 6	NNE 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 9	NNW 5
kJ	2	—	2	11	2	2	11	10	2	2	10	—	4	4	2	10	2	2	2	4	2	2	22	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	—	—	—	N 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	6	9	25	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	139	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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