Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
286
286
281
225
330
335
330
330
330
324
300
235
228
220
202
154
149
146
143
110
108
106
80
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:16AM1.94m
10:47PM2.06m
10:55AM1.93m
11:25PM2.05m
11:36AM1.92m
00:04AM2.04m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.44m
4:53AM0.53m
4:58PM0.45m
5:35AM0.51m
5:39PM0.47m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
7
1
1
5
5
6
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
12
10
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
9
8
8
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
233
286
286
281
225
330
335
330
330
330
324
300
235
94
220
202
154
149
146
143
110
108
106
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
12
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
94
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
228
43
31
15
17
2
2
2
27
10
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
2
4
5
12
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
5
1.5
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
21
27
22
35
56
115
144
5
2
3
3
20
70
76
10
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
4
1
Distance (km)
9
12
12
12
12
24
24
24
24
52
524
585
578
0
0
0
0
0
20
141
143
0
411
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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