Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
8
8
5
12
12
12
13
51
62
42
39
64
67
65
64
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:21PM1.87m
3:32AM1.87m
4:20PM1.83m
4:26AM1.80m
5:18PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.69m
9:38AM0.60m
10:08PM0.74m
10:33AM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
8
4
1
2
4
4
6
6
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