Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)99999999991515151515151515151516151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12941102898690592513371311264220669795973103512401367133013301191132313931106930682
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.91
11:56PM
1.93
12:03PM
1.84
12:34AM
1.87
12:42PM
1.78
1:18AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.47
5:59AM
0.60
6:12PM
0.55
6:45AM
0.67
6:57PM
0.61
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:45-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:13-------6:10----
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
311--------------1111---
Temp. °C192121201919181819212020191818181819191919191918
Feels °C (?)152021212021191920222020191819191920191919191917
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