Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
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
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111101010101010101414141313131312126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2525251110109810108888161614141313121211229
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
1.89
6:57AM
2.04
7:25PM
2.01
7:47AM
2.13
8:16PM
2.13
8:36AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.45
1:08PM
0.33
1:29AM
0.35
1:57PM
0.21
2:18AM
0.27
2:45PM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----111---------------11
Temp. °C181818181818181817171616161819181717171719201919
Feels °C (?)141413141414131313151415151616161514141315161515
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