Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
62
26
26
19
23
38
40
38
37
25
25
24
23
22
32
75
67
47
48
64
70
84
90
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:55PM2.07m
1:31AM2.14m
1:52PM1.99m
2:31AM2.07m
2:53PM1.93m
3:33AM2.02m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.29m
7:41AM0.43m
7:57PM0.38m
8:40AM0.47m
8:57PM0.44m
9:39AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:50
3
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
17
13
11
10
11
11
9
10
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
16
12
11
12
12
11
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
24
23
26
26
19
23
38
40
38
37
25
25
24
23
22
2
5
5
5
5
4
70
84
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
Energy kJ
11
9
9
8
7
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
14
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
8
8
7
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
16
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.6
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
58
62
1
1
1
32
75
67
47
48
64
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
24
33
39
39
24
20
20
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
14
14
9
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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