Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 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
18.2° 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 1PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1243
1082
916
784
640
524
466
382
335
266
260
225
193
164
152
152
149
149
123
100
102
102
91
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:01AM2.02m
4:33PM1.90m
4:53AM1.99m
5:30PM1.92m
5:44AM1.96m
6:23PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.46m
10:26PM0.55m
10:58AM0.45m
11:23PM0.56m
11:49AM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:24
5:24
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
1565
1243
1082
916
784
640
524
466
382
335
266
260
225
193
164
152
152
149
149
123
100
102
102
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
121
210
161
167
177
28
43
43
38
37
37
56
54
70
65
62
61
58
39
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
9
0
9
0
9
9
9
0
0
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
9
5
8
8
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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