Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15PM1.88m
4:38AM2.01m
5:20PM1.98m
5:40AM2.07m
6:23PM2.10m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.45m
10:28PM0.57m
11:03AM0.38m
11:31PM0.52m
12:02PM0.31m
00:33AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
2
5
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
30
24
24
24
24
24
24
30
24
39
39
39
39
39
24
39
39
39
39
39
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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