Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (03 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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)
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
2
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1980
1816
1493
1289
1154
940
592
469
469
380
320
278
241
241
208
159
156
132
109
102
82
302
369
639
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM2.03m
9:58AM1.91m
10:31PM2.02m
10:35AM1.89m
11:07PM2.00m
11:14AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.44m
3:50AM0.58m
4:00PM0.46m
4:32AM0.58m
4:39PM0.48m
5:15AM0.59m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
14
15
14
12
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1980
1816
1493
1289
1154
940
592
469
469
380
320
278
241
241
208
159
156
132
109
102
82
11
11
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
31
31
31
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
11
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
2
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
Energy kJ
12
9
6
2
2
4
16
27
29
40
61
114
139
302
369
639
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
4
Distance (km)
36
141
36
141
0
46
9
9
23
0
0
0
0
20
36
141
141
141
141
143
143
355
388
577
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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