Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is

16.4°C

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	196	173	173	153	153	153	153	135	98	88	119	90	69	58	56	108	66	134	120	149	178	104	138	128	74	70
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:27AM1.92m				5:55PM2.04m				6:28AM1.95m				6:49PM2.04m					7:25AM2.00m				7:40PM2.04m
Low Tide				11:26AM0.47m				00:03AM0.41m				12:26PM0.47m				00:56AM0.37m					1:20PM0.46m				1:46AM0.34m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	3	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	18	18	19	20	20	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	20	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 16	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	196	173	173	153	153	153	153	135	98	88	119	90	69	58	56	41	28	134	120	20	178	56	138	128	74	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 19	N 19	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	NNE 6	NW 8	N 17	ENE 8	WNW 7	N 16	NE 8	N 16	N 16	NNE 13	N 13	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	8	3	6	41	4	20	3	20	20	16	14	23	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 16	WNW 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 16	N 12	NNE 14	NNE 14
kJ	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	2	2	4	2	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	3	40	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	N 6	N 4	—	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	—	N 6	NNE 7	NW 7	N 6	—	—	WNW 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	27	14	—	23	27	25	55	108	66	—	84	149	2	104	—	—	36	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	24	23	0	0	24	24	20	24	20	24	23	23	24	114	32	20	20	477	239	152	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Te Paki	Ninety Mile Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	3	1	2	1	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	1			3	1	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Te Paki Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Loisell's East Cape	Te Paki Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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