Parengarenga Harbour Bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.54° S 172.99° E)

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Parengarenga Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 06 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Parengarenga Harbour Bar this week:

The surf forecast for Parengarenga Harbour Bar over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 09) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Parengarenga Harbour Bar in the next 12 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 13) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Sun 9th Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf	7PM (Wed 12th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 6s
Most Powerful	10PM (Wed 12th Nov)	6ft (1.8m) 7s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	9	11	5	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	140	149	173	136	146	133	151	190	135	121	111	76	58	50	35	19	25	24	138	110	277
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	SE	N	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:29PM 2.66	10:03AM 2.75		10:22PM 2.67	10:56AM 2.79		11:16PM 2.64	11:49AM 2.76		12:10AM 2.57	12:43PM 2.68		1:04AM 2.47		1:39PM 2.58	1:59AM 2.37		2:35PM 2.47	2:55AM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)		3:10PM 0.26	3:34AM 0.04		4:03PM 0.24		4:25AM 0.04	4:57PM 0.27		5:16AM 0.09	5:52PM 0.33		6:08AM 0.19	6:48PM 0.41		7:01AM 0.32		7:44PM 0.49	7:56AM 0.44		8:39PM 0.56

	Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:16	-	-
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:06	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	20	19	19	20	19	20	21	18	19	19	16
Feels °C (?)	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	21	21	21	19	19	19	19	20	18	16	14	13

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The above surf forecast table for Parengarenga Harbour Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Parengarenga Harbour Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Parengarenga Harbour 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 (Parengarenga Harbour 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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