Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.2°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 7AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (10 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 Tue night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
11
4
6
5
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:47AM1.94m
3:12PM1.83m
3:41AM1.97m
4:15PM1.88m
4:38AM2.01m
5:20PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.60m
9:11AM0.51m
9:26PM0.59m
10:06AM0.45m
10:28PM0.57m
11:03AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
13
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
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
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
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
11
2
2
5
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
4
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
6
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
7
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
30
30
39
39
30
30
30
39
39
39
39
39
39
24
24
24
39
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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