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Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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
21.1° 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 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.8
E
1.3
E
1.8
N
3
N
3
N
2.3
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)99998886877889991011111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3282812702272172341692022172938591163754617661641789875688517432305242196
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
N
30
N
35
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
1.98
11:03AM
2.12
11:13PM
2.00
11:43AM
2.14
11:55PM
2.01
12:23PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.53
4:33AM
0.39
5:06PM
0.47
5:14AM
0.36
5:49PM
0.42
5:56AM
0.36
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:35-------6:35--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:40------
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--12751421353163-----------
Temp. °C222121212121212122232322212122222121201919192021
Feels °C (?)242222222121201924222122222121191819191818181818
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