Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ngunguru Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.00m | 1:45AM1.96m | 2:39PM1.94m | 2:40AM1.88m | 3:42PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.77m | 7:53AM0.69m | 8:28PM0.84m | 8:50AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 |
68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 16 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 13 | N 14 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 457 | 454 | 44 | 8 |
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