Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
21.0° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1113877610108888888877777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2334107675837337354555453494846353433423533435671
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.99
4:12PM
1.95
4:57AM
1.98
5:19PM
1.93
6:05AM
2.00
6:29PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.38
10:01AM
0.55
10:26PM
0.44
11:08AM
0.58
11:33PM
0.46
12:15PM
0.56
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:09-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset-------8:08-------8:07-------8:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019192021212120201919202222212120191819212121
Feels °C (?)191817181819202120201918192222202019181718202019
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