Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 10PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)15151414141313131212121111111010101010915141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8568876585918070695651053890251112697134223433032402221801761731239011070106103
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
1.69
3:11AM
1.76
3:19PM
1.68
4:13AM
1.79
4:25PM
1.71
5:12AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.69
9:31AM
0.73
9:46PM
0.68
10:29AM
0.67
10:47PM
0.63
11:25AM
0.58
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1761-11-------11-----12
Temp. °C212020191920191920191918181820211918191817171819
Feels °C (?)181614141414121316161716171717171615181716151515
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