Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ngunguru Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
138 | 123 | 114 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 94 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59PM2.34m | 9:16AM2.26m | 9:38PM2.34m | 9:58AM2.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.32m | 2:59AM0.30m | 3:12PM0.31m | 3:41AM0.26m | 3:54PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
138 | 123 | 114 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 94 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NE 11 | N 6 | — | N 14 | S 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 14 | N 6 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 119 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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