Ngunguru Bar surf guide
Surf: Another left over migrating sandbars at the Ngunguru Bar that rely on rare, sizeable SE swells, low incoming tide and any N winds to produce barrels.
Directions: From Whangarei, head north on Bank Street and continue north on Mill Road. Continue straight ahead onto Waiatawa Road and keripaka Road. You will need to turn right at the big roundabout to stay on Keripaka Road. The road will change to Ngunguru Road as you leave Whangarei. Continue on all the way to Ngunguru. At Ngunguru, find a park near the river. From here you will need to paddle across the river and walk out onto the beach tocheck the river mouth break.
Environment: Paddle across the rivermouth to access the bar and the beach peaks that extend down the sand spit.