Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
2.1
E
2.5
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)888788888991010109999988899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8574575667606161511141121302082002112301941681891931394879931232
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.85
7:29PM
1.79
8:16AM
1.91
8:18PM
1.83
9:01AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.64
1:17PM
0.76
1:35AM
0.60
2:07PM
0.72
2:23AM
0.55
2:53PM
0.66
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:43-------8:42
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-----------------132631
Temp. °C212020192122222018181717192021212019192020191919
Feels °C (?)222121202120201716171616192121212019191918161413
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