Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
60
55
169
166
60
161
217
345
303
303
294
295
258
202
170
144
108
95
77
61
66
68
73
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SSW
10
SW
5
N
0
NW
5
SE
15
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:56AM2.26m
00:32AM2.34m
12:53PM2.18m
1:32AM2.26m
1:54PM2.11m
2:34AM2.21m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.28m
6:39AM0.44m
6:55PM0.38m
7:38AM0.49m
7:55PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
6
3
2
3
3
7
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
10
9
11
10
11
10
11
10
12
11
13
14
14
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
NE
7
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
34
50
50
9
166
60
161
217
211
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
2
7
95
77
61
66
68
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
2
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
8
8
8
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
107
60
55
169
74
345
303
303
294
295
258
202
170
144
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
55
46
108
8
8
0
8
12
21
0
0
0
8
73
73
94
46
46
46
46
25
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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