Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
20.8° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9998881414812899991099999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1137855514934343421261914141415151414141414131313
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
2.16
10:53PM
2.07
11:18AM
2.19
11:36PM
2.10
12:00PM
2.19
12:20AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.34
4:52AM
0.28
5:24PM
0.28
5:36AM
0.28
6:07PM
0.25
6:21AM
0.31
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:16-------8:15-------8:15----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C192020201920202019202019181817161719201817161616
Feels °C (?)161717181819192017171616171715141518181515141514
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