Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
7
10
30
14
44
39
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:24AM2.28m
12:46PM2.11m
1:09AM2.17m
1:35PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.35m
6:38PM0.43m
7:12AM0.40m
7:26PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
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