Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 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
18.9° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
108
140
151
167
167
167
129
129
147
202
165
149
345
470
555
569
491
410
399
332
352
348
365
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:51PM1.99m
7:06AM2.03m
7:38PM2.04m
7:51AM2.03m
8:23PM2.07m
8:33AM2.02m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.39m
00:46AM0.46m
1:10PM0.35m
1:32AM0.44m
1:53PM0.33m
2:14AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
15
16
15
14
15
16
13
12
14
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.1
NE
13
0.2
N
12
1.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
14
108
140
151
167
167
167
129
129
7
11
165
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
17
17
17
17
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
3
3
7
9
17
7
7
5
6
5
4
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
14
4
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
17
7
5
5
5
7
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
64
147
202
149
345
470
555
569
491
410
399
332
352
348
365
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
24
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
24
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
251
39
24
41
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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