Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
19.6° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
21
41
40
39
40
39
38
36
23
60
66
78
97
85
70
75
89
92
75
58
43
30
29
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:31AM2.14m
1:52PM1.99m
2:31AM2.07m
2:53PM1.93m
3:33AM2.02m
3:56PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.43m
7:57PM0.38m
8:40AM0.47m
8:57PM0.44m
9:39AM0.49m
9:58PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:52
5:52
5:50
5:49
5
9
8
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
10
12
16
15
11
12
11
11
12
15
17
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
19
21
41
40
39
40
39
38
36
23
2
2
5
5
5
70
75
89
92
75
58
43
30
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
16
16
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
5
7
1
60
66
78
97
85
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
9
20
39
33
33
20
20
20
24
24
24
24
33
61
61
24
24
24
24
15
24
24
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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