Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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
18.8° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
431
439
613
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
784
626
545
436
336
319
234
230
170
170
133
130
86
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM1.87m
1:00PM1.76m
1:38AM1.84m
1:50PM1.73m
2:31AM1.84m
2:45PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.58m
7:10AM0.66m
7:16PM0.62m
8:01AM0.66m
8:10PM0.64m
8:54AM0.64m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:37
5:37
5:36
7
2
1
5
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.6
N
7
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
396
233
439
613
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
784
626
545
436
336
319
234
230
170
170
133
130
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
11
1.2
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
431
131
114
96
70
53
44
27
27
17
6
6
17
17
7
1
1
3
3
3
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
11
10
10
10
9
12
26
23
13
5
5
14
14
3
3
3
6
5
5
11
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
6
1.9
NNW
7
0.5
W
3
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
322
326
5
123
91
78
4
8
9
12
18
21
13
10
9
8
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
612
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
33
33
33
46
46
46
33
16
15
9
0
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
8
7
9
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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