Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.3
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)612126111111111111115768888777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141414141312121212121293262218364294283283311303298272264333
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
2.08
8:15PM
2.03
8:36AM
2.12
9:04PM
2.08
9:22AM
2.14
9:49PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.43
1:53PM
0.41
2:13AM
0.39
2:41PM
0.34
2:59AM
0.36
3:24PM
0.30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C191818191817171716161719201918181817181819181817
Feels °C (?)171415151313141413141617171514141412121214131313
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