Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
23
23
24
11
11
20
10
10
12
32
64
78
105
150
136
163
163
163
159
122
140
191
147
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:26AM2.01m
5:58PM1.94m
6:18AM2.02m
6:51PM1.99m
7:06AM2.03m
7:38PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.44m
11:55PM0.48m
12:23PM0.39m
00:46AM0.46m
1:10PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
16
16
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
14
16
15
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
11
11
11
11
2
5
12
9
14
14
105
150
136
163
163
163
159
122
3
11
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
11
11
11
2
2
2
20
10
10
9
14
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
1
23
23
24
5
5
2
5
10
10
10
10
5
14
4
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
32
64
78
140
191
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
39
30
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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