Parengarenga Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Parengarenga Harbour Bar this week:

The surf forecast for Parengarenga Harbour Bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 26) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Parengarenga Harbour Bar in the next 16 days are 4.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 25) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Mar 26) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Thu 26th Mar)10ft (3.0m) 8s
Best Surf 7PM (Thu 26th Mar)10ft (3.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 4PM (Wed 25th Mar)13ft (4.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Parengarenga Harbour Bar over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
1.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)13121212126788889998988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8677507346141581728936104317862277200917751475595557373202149113
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
35
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
2.56
11:28AM
2.59
11:54PM
2.57
12:15PM
2.54
12:42AM
2.55
1:04PM
2.47
1:34AM
2.49
1:56PM
2.39
2:30AM
2.42
2:53PM
2.30
3:33AM
2.34
3:55PM
2.24
4:39AM
2.31
5:02PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
0.26
5:31PM
0.14
5:52AM
0.30
6:17PM
0.17
6:44AM
0.37
7:06PM
0.24
7:39AM
0.46
8:00PM
0.34
8:38AM
0.54
8:59PM
0.44
9:41AM
0.60
10:02PM
0.52
10:45AM
0.62
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-7:31--7:31--7:33--7:33--7:35--7:35--7:35-
Sunset--7:37--7:36--7:35--7:32--7:31--7:30--7:29
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clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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rain showers
thunderstorm
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181920202020192020202020212122202223192121
Feels °C (?)181820211917151515151515161922212223202119
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Information about the Parengarenga Harbour Bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Parengarenga Harbour Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 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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