Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
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
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
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
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.7
E
4
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
3
8
10
13
14
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM2.19m
00:24AM2.28m
12:46PM2.11m
1:09AM2.17m
1:35PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.33m
6:27AM0.35m
6:38PM0.43m
7:12AM0.40m
7:26PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
7
11
12
11
11
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