Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.83° S 173.17° E)

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Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 09 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 Sunday (Nov 09) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Houhora Harbour Bar in the next 12 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 09) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 13) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7AM (Sun 9th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 9s
Best Surf	7AM (Sun 9th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 9s
Most Powerful	7AM (Sun 9th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 9s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Sat 15
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	11	11	12	11	6	8	7	8	8	8	10	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	112	96	90	59	58	50	34	32	31	24	24	26	22	11	16	14	21	19	13	7	16
Wind (km/h)	E	W	N	WNW	N	NNW	WNW	SW	SW	S	SE	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:25PM 2.26	11:58AM 2.37		12:19AM 2.20	12:52PM 2.30		1:13AM 2.12		1:48PM 2.21	2:08AM 2.03		2:44PM 2.12	3:04AM 1.95		3:41PM 2.05		4:03AM 1.88	4:37PM 1.99		5:04AM 1.85	5:31PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		5:28AM 0.08	6:04PM 0.29		6:20AM 0.17	7:00PM 0.35		7:13AM 0.27		7:56PM 0.42	8:08AM 0.38		8:51PM 0.48	9:04AM 0.47		9:46PM 0.52	10:01AM 0.53		10:41PM 0.53	10:59AM 0.57

		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Sat 15
Sunrise	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08

Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	19	21	20	18	19	19	18	19	19	16	17	18	16	17	16	16	18	18	16	18	18
Feels °C (?)	21	23	21	19	18	17	18	17	17	14	17	16	14	11	10	11	14	14	14	16	17

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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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