Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
20.0° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)8878888881111111111111098888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5544777272766358413961625958374941486110749854038
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
2.20
11:38PM
2.28
12:00PM
2.14
12:33AM
2.22
12:55PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.25
5:10PM
0.11
5:45AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.19
6:42AM
0.37
6:58PM
0.29
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C141415171716151514141416171514141313121415141413
Feels °C (?)1313141513131110101010121311101089810119109
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