Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
20.8° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9998888888999999999991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141414131313131212111314131313131320131420162015
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
2.10
12:43PM
2.16
1:06AM
2.09
1:28PM
2.12
1:54AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.25
6:21AM
0.31
6:51PM
0.24
7:08AM
0.36
7:37PM
0.27
8:00AM
0.42
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:15-------8:14-------8:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817161616171919181717171820212119181716161720
Feels °C (?)171515151515141614141415161720201815161515151620
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