Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.83° S 173.17° E)

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Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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 16.0° 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 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

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	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	6	7	7	8	8	10	8	11	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	12	13	5	6	6	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	52	31	30	27	49	41	26	122	154	236	207	488	173	242	106	78	40	21	21	15	14	11	11	10	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	23	22	21	19	35	20	27	19	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	8	18	22	60	110	112	152	194	226	249
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	N	N	NNE	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					12:03PM 2.03				12:32AM 2.16				12:50PM 2.02				1:18AM 2.13				1:41PM 2.01				2:08AM 2.10				2:37PM 2.00					3:02AM 2.06				3:40PM 2.00				4:02AM 2.03				4:46PM 2.02				5:07AM 2.02				5:53PM 2.07					6:13AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)		5:57AM 0.37					6:07PM 0.35				6:43AM 0.34				6:55PM 0.39				7:31AM 0.33				7:47PM 0.44				8:22AM 0.34				8:45PM 0.49					9:18AM 0.35				9:48PM 0.54				10:19AM 0.38				10:56PM 0.56				11:22AM 0.39					12:02AM 0.55

	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	13
Feels °C (?)	9	10	11	11	13	13	11	9	10	9	11	10	8	4	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	10	12	12	9	7	7	8	9	11	11	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	5	6	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Houhora Harbour Bar (calm at Tokerau Beach wx 20 km from Houhora Harbour Bar). 1.3m 14s groundswell from the NNW with a 1.3m 14s groundswell from the NNW and a 0.5m 10s swell from the ENE as well as a 0.4m 7s swell from the NW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 3 minutes ago Houhora Harbour Bar

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16.0

Air / Water (°C)

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