Ngunguru Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 174.52° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ngunguru Bar sea temperature is

17.2°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	78	78	73	70	67	65	50	150	156	200	191	178	155	82	69	69	66	70	77	75	75	71
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE
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	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		5:50PM2.23m				6:26AM2.18m				6:41PM2.24m					7:16AM2.24m				7:29PM2.24m
Low Tide				11:54PM0.38m				12:18PM0.47m				00:44AM0.34m					1:08PM0.46m				1:30AM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	2	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	18	18	18	17	18	20	21	20	17	16	15	15	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	20	20	18	18	18	14	16	17	16	17	15	14	14	14	17	16	17	17	16	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	78	78	73	70	67	65	45	19	20	20	191	178	155	82	58	66	66	70	77	75	75	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 6	N 10	N 5	ENE 8	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	N 16	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 12	N 6	N 6	NNE 13
kJ	19	17	4	2	2	27	50	5	5	6	17	20	14	47	48	69	41	41	26	18	12	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 13	N 14	N 16	N 13	N 11	N 14	NNE 14	E 10	N 12	N 12	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	N 6
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	4	17	2	3	4	20	3	2	36	69	2	25	25	41	68	60	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 5	N 5	—	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NW 5	—	—	—	—	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	N 6
kJ	29	36	40	36	27	—	35	150	156	200	51	—	—	—	—	41	66	49	27	—	—	17
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	134	0	0	0	77	119	291	384	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	121	0	0	0	0	77
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1			2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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