Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
18.2° 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 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2913
2968
3023
2939
2948
2732
2783
2927
2835
2821
2969
2636
2174
1801
1941
1243
1061
916
753
612
492
456
396
321
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:34PM1.97m
3:07AM2.07m
3:33PM1.92m
4:01AM2.02m
4:33PM1.90m
4:53AM1.99m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.46m
9:12AM0.45m
9:29PM0.52m
10:06AM0.46m
10:26PM0.55m
10:58AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
10
10
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
2174
1801
1565
1243
1061
916
753
612
492
456
396
321
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
119
121
133
138
28
28
45
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2913
2968
3023
2939
2948
2732
2783
2927
2835
2821
2969
2636
1941
323
267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
24
251
251
251
251
251
24
24
24
24
24
39
24
24
12
24
24
24
20
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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