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Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
20.4° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484747464643414040404039393836202333191818181815
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
2.10
2:54AM
1.95
3:14PM
2.00
3:45AM
1.88
4:01PM
1.91
4:41AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.46
8:45AM
0.58
9:18PM
0.52
9:35AM
0.65
10:06PM
0.57
10:29AM
0.72
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset-8:44-------8:44-------8:44------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221202020212223222020191921222322201918171819
Feels °C (?)212020202020212122212021202021212221201919181819
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