Parengarenga Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Parengarenga Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Parengarenga Harbour Bar sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Parengarenga Harbour Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Parengarenga Harbour Bar at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
383
392
363
371
388
440
470
470
460
460
481
524
502
542
421
457
533
485
441
1182
1230
1174
1230
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM2.28m
11:26AM2.14m
11:58PM2.23m
12:06PM2.09m
00:41AM2.18m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.56m
5:23AM0.70m
5:30PM0.62m
6:09AM0.74m
6:15PM0.67m
6:58AM0.77m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:40
5:39
5:39
5:38
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
14
15
16
14
13
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.1
N
14
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
0.2
N
13
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
0.2
N
12
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
Energy kJ
4
383
392
363
371
388
4
470
470
460
13
481
524
502
12
421
457
533
485
441
1182
1230
1174
1230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
15
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
19
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
14
11
12
12
5
11
5
4
7
81
110
62
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
20
1
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
8
89
11
13
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
6
0.5
WNW
8
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
428
440
460
542
92
138
237
279
32
82
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
24
24
24
612
640
647
640
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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