Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
N
0.2
N
1.7
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
1.5
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)101010101010141414131313131212121410677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101088881616141413131212111147223109127206117117
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
2.01
7:47AM
2.13
8:16PM
2.13
8:36AM
2.20
9:06PM
2.23
9:25AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.35
1:57PM
0.21
2:18AM
0.27
2:45PM
0.12
3:07AM
0.23
3:32PM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:59-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------111321--11
Temp. °C181818181818191817171718192019191918181718191917
Feels °C (?)141515151615161615141414151614151513151515161515
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