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Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Ngunguru Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ngunguru Bar sea temperature is
22.2° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1
NNE
2.1
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)88777888889910109999788999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22429077797999881049417917623126230025725216838910341422165417971731
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
2.02
6:30PM
1.96
7:17AM
2.08
7:19PM
2.00
8:02AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.67
12:15PM
0.80
12:33AM
0.63
1:05PM
0.76
1:21AM
0.58
1:51PM
0.70
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:38-------8:38
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--1--------------169561011
Temp. °C212020192224222220171717192021212019191918181717
Feels °C (?)202021192224222320161617191919201916161411121110
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