Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 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
18.3° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
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)
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
376
352
393
392
382
440
441
452
543
557
571
628
728
804
861
956
1003
1343
1283
1283
1721
2068
2091
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:25PM2.36m
11:46AM2.18m
00:20AM2.29m
12:41PM2.12m
1:16AM2.22m
1:37PM2.04m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.31m
5:47PM0.20m
6:29AM0.35m
6:41PM0.29m
7:24AM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
10
11
11
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.5
ENE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
Energy kJ
334
376
352
393
392
382
440
441
452
543
557
571
628
728
804
861
956
1003
1343
1283
1283
1721
2068
2091
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
24
24
24
24
143
24
251
24
24
24
36
24
143
143
143
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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