Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Houhora Harbour Bar this week:

The surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Houhora Harbour Bar in the next 12 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 05) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Thu 3rd Jul)11ft (3.5m) 9s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 3rd Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful 9PM (Thu 3rd Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
3
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
1.9
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
E
0.7
ENE
2.2
N
1.5
N
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1068991010109889999991066666131477121212121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4745531221238926952179157113507254293311619371616259752132151931801924453727374653272512572412392241527099
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
NE
45
NE
40
N
35
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.93
1:51AM
2.03
2:15PM
1.86
2:37AM
1.94
3:08PM
1.81
3:23AM
1.87
4:05PM
1.78
4:12AM
1.82
5:02PM
1.79
5:02AM
1.79
5:56PM
1.82
5:53AM
1.80
6:44PM
1.87
6:43AM
1.83
7:31PM
1.94
7:32AM
1.88
8:15PM
2.01
8:19AM
1.93
8:58PM
2.07
9:04AM
1.98
9:40PM
2.13
9:49AM
2.02
10:22PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.56
7:55AM
0.54
8:05PM
0.63
8:41AM
0.57
8:56PM
0.69
9:29AM
0.60
9:50PM
0.74
10:20AM
0.62
10:47PM
0.76
11:11AM
0.62
11:42PM
0.75
12:03PM
0.60
12:34AM
0.72
12:52PM
0.55
1:23AM
0.68
1:40PM
0.50
2:10AM
0.62
2:25PM
0.44
2:56AM
0.56
3:09PM
0.39
3:42AM
0.50
3:53PM
0.35
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Sunrise7:35--7:35--7:35--7:35--7:35--7:35--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--
Sunset-5:27--5:27--5:28--5:28--5:29--5:29--5:30--5:30--5:30--5:30--5:31--5:31-
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Rain (mm)
--31612---3-------13---------11919----22
Temp. °C171718181818181817161616151515141515151515151515151515161516151515151514
Feels °C (?)111111121416141414121112101011131211101011111111121212121010121113131212

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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Information about the Houhora Harbour Bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Houhora Harbour Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Houhora Harbour Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Houhora Harbour Bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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