Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 PM
6 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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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
41
28
18
16
22
37
36
34
33
32
32
32
33
33
33
32
49
43
47
48
49
50
70
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:28AM2.00m
1:49PM1.88m
2:16AM2.00m
2:44PM1.90m
3:08AM2.00m
3:45PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.52m
7:47AM0.46m
7:58PM0.56m
8:37AM0.45m
8:55PM0.58m
9:32AM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
9
9
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
7
7
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