Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
20.4° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.1
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)151515151616151514161414131313131313141515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12231367134913851531159113281161101062414701564189024943028336536664271606888989915898681057399
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.87
12:42PM
1.78
1:18AM
1.81
1:27PM
1.73
2:11AM
1.77
2:19PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.67
6:57PM
0.61
7:36AM
0.72
7:48PM
0.67
8:32AM
0.74
8:46PM
0.69
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:09-------6:08--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1--------------41111
Temp. °C171818191919191818181820212019191920202021212222
Feels °C (?)171718192020191717161518191816161515151517171718
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