Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
19.7° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
64
48
50
98
98
85
40
33
34
50
51
36
35
35
35
35
35
92
92
102
98
89
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
S
15
S
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM2.22m
12:55PM2.07m
1:31AM2.14m
1:52PM1.99m
2:31AM2.07m
2:53PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.37m
6:58PM0.29m
7:41AM0.43m
7:57PM0.38m
8:40AM0.47m
8:57PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:50
10
38
24
4
1
Temp °C
15
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
9
10
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
13
13
13
15
14
13
9
11
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.2
N
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
49
3
19
19
36
65
56
40
33
34
50
51
36
35
35
35
35
35
2
2
5
5
5
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
6
9
3
2
19
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
10
2
9
3
2
8
2
7
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
5
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
2
1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
64
48
50
98
98
85
1
92
92
102
98
89
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
9
24
24
24
9
33
24
9
24
24
9
9
20
24
24
24
24
24
14
14
9
9
14
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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