Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)999888877779999999567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3392251541184562443015151513131213131212243863867171
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
0
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.89
1:32AM
1.79
2:08PM
1.85
2:20AM
1.76
3:00PM
1.83
3:13AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.64
7:46AM
0.58
8:29PM
0.67
8:39AM
0.62
9:23PM
0.66
9:35AM
0.63
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:53------
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Rain (mm)
1-------------1---11----
Temp. °C151414141414151616151514141413141414131313141416
Feels °C (?)6578810101212121413131210111111111111121215
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