Parengarenga Harbour Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Northland, New Zealand)

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Parengarenga Harbour Bar Surf Guide

Parengarenga Harbour Bar in Northland is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds blow from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Parengarenga Harbour Bar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	fairly consistent	19.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Parengarenga Harbour Bar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Parengarenga Harbour Bar occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Parengarenga Harbour Bar (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Parengarenga Harbour Bar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 78% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

18%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

78%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Parengarenga Harbour Bar Location Map

Interactive Parengarenga Harbour Bar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Parengarenga Harbour Bar is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Parengarenga Harbour Bar is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 116 km (72 miles) away.

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Parengarenga Harbour Bar Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Parengarenga Harbour Bar

Current tide and informaton

For Te Hapua, New Zealand, 1 km from Parengarenga Harbour Bar.

Next High Water: 11:20pm | 2.28m

Next Low Water: 05:23am | 0.7m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Parengarenga Harbour Bar Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.0 °C) at Parengarenga Harbour Bar is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 19.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite