Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar

Issued: 11 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.4°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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.8
N
8
2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
527
469
380
357
284
241
208
183
156
156
112
109
104
84
239
346
575
851
1181
943
612
388
438
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.91m
10:31PM2.02m
10:35AM1.89m
11:07PM2.00m
11:14AM1.87m
11:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.46m
4:32AM0.58m
4:39PM0.48m
5:15AM0.59m
5:19PM0.50m
5:59AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
3
3
17
6
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
2.2
N
8
1.8
N
8
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
650
527
469
380
357
284
241
208
183
156
156
112
109
104
84
11
10
8
8
9
9
612
388
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
3
2
2
4
3
9
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
26
26
25
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
4
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
1.9
NW
9
1
NW
5
2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
7
9
7
3
1
6
15
37
56
69
94
94
118
141
239
346
575
851
1181
943
593
49
438
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
20
141
141
141
141
141
143
143
355
578
578
578
578
152
221
134
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
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