Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
4
10
7
5
7
7
10
10
6
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:44AM1.79m
3:38PM1.78m
3:39AM1.73m
4:41PM1.76m
4:40AM1.70m
5:40PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.66m
9:30PM0.79m
9:52AM0.70m
10:31PM0.81m
10:52AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
11
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