Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (13 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
1
E
7
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.5
E
9
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
104
225
83
184
185
343
374
491
488
453
422
331
147
125
134
253
131
107
124
124
128
235
235
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:23AM2.08m
3:52PM1.99m
4:20AM2.16m
4:55PM2.11m
5:17AM2.25m
5:54PM2.25m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.64m
9:43AM0.52m
10:03PM0.58m
10:38AM0.41m
11:01PM0.49m
11:32AM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
14
16
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
12
14
15
13
11
13
13
14
11
11
11
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.9
E
8
0.1
N
10
1.6
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.1
N
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
104
104
225
83
184
8
2
2
2
2
453
2
331
147
125
134
2
73
55
54
68
90
235
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
N
11
0.7
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
106
79
9
80
10
4
4
4
2
3
2
20
20
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
8
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
1.1
E
9
1.5
E
9
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
7
9
185
343
374
491
488
422
169
70
78
57
253
131
107
124
124
128
80
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
5
5
5
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
12
8
8
8
8
119
134
134
77
77
77
74
74
77
134
77
46
46
74
74
73
74
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
8
9
9
9
4
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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