Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ngunguru Bar this week:

The surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jan 26) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ngunguru Bar in the next 12 days are 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jan 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jan 25) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Mon 26th Jan)1.5ft (0.5m) 12s
Best Surf 1PM (Mon 26th Jan)1.5ft (0.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 7AM (Sat 31st Jan)4ft (1.2m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ngunguru Bar over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9121615121212141111101110101010131291211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282920474471676561593438213129286711576123204
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
N
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
S
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.18
12:48PM
2.29
1:10AM
2.17
1:35PM
2.26
2:02AM
2.16
2:27PM
2.22
3:01AM
2.16
3:25PM
2.19
4:07AM
2.18
4:29PM
2.19
5:17AM
2.23
5:38PM
2.21
6:24AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.37
6:23AM
0.42
6:58PM
0.36
7:12AM
0.48
7:47PM
0.37
8:07AM
0.53
8:41PM
0.39
9:09AM
0.58
9:40PM
0.41
10:16AM
0.60
10:45PM
0.42
11:25AM
0.59
11:51PM
0.41
12:31PM
0.54
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:31--6:31--6:33--6:33--6:35--6:35--6:37
Sunset8:36--8:35--8:35--8:34--8:34--8:32--8:31--
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-----------------
Temp. °C181619201721211721211920202020211922221920
Feels °C (?)121215161519181620221819192019221821211820
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The above surf forecast table for Ngunguru Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ngunguru Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ngunguru Bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ngunguru Bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Ngunguru Bar is 20 km (12 miles) from the city of Whangarei. If you plan a holiday in Northland, look for hotels and other accommodation in Whangarei. Whangarei has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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