Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (01 Jun)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
11
2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
936
984
1120
1204
1733
1854
2033
2325
2923
2787
2293
2090
1930
1800
1951
1639
1309
1187
1069
804
773
653
589
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
25
NW
10
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM2.03m
8:44AM1.92m
9:18PM2.03m
9:22AM1.92m
9:55PM2.03m
9:58AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.43m
2:29AM0.56m
2:43PM0.43m
3:09AM0.56m
3:22PM0.44m
3:50AM0.58m
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:22
5:22
3
11
4
17
7
1
2
3
4
24
33
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
15
15
13
12
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
15
3.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
11
2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
5
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
4
2090
1930
1800
1951
1639
1309
1187
1069
804
773
653
589
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
15
0.1
NW
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
5
3
3
17
2
31
31
14
30
13
12
11
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
6
55
31
5
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
890
936
984
1120
1204
1733
1854
2033
2325
2923
2787
2293
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
577
577
529
529
529
526
519
575
526
526
577
36
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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