Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
20.0° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNW
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777778777777877111111119885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1391982511426565581031008179645141392640413956431479040
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
2.24
10:46PM
2.31
11:07AM
2.20
11:38PM
2.28
12:00PM
2.14
12:33AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.07
4:50AM
0.25
5:10PM
0.11
5:45AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2342-123-1--------------
Temp. °C161616161615141415171716141415141415161514141313
Feels °C (?)1312131414131313141413129910101110101091199
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