Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
20.6° 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 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
NNE
1
N
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)7777888899999999999912131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325413508522551632683878199122811884770567432374304270257181158420334440490
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
1.98
11:21PM
2.00
11:28AM
1.91
11:56PM
1.93
12:03PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.47
4:55PM
0.40
5:17AM
0.53
5:32PM
0.47
5:59AM
0.60
6:12PM
0.55
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:14-------6:13--
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
23211516710231531-----------
Temp. °C191919201918181919192021202019191918192020181818
Feels °C (?)161515161514141515151620212120201917192019161718
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