Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is

16.3° C

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	45	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	200	122	30
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on
High Tide	2:16AM2.00m				2:44PM1.90m					3:08AM2.00m				3:45PM1.94m				4:08AM2.01m				4:53PM2.01m
Low Tide			8:37AM0.45m				8:55PM0.58m					9:32AM0.43m				9:59PM0.59m				10:33AM0.40m				11:07PM0.57m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	8	7	7	8	9	6	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	8	9	9	8	10	11	11	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 12	E 10
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	25	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	66	3	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 7	N 12	NW 5	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	E 10	NW 20	NW 19	W 19	W 18	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	45	15	15	7	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 12	—	NW 7	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	—	W 18	W 18
kJ	5	5	—	2	10	11	11	10	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	5	7	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 5
kJ	13	16	14	4	1	12	25	24	27	27	27	21	19	10	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	200	122	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	33	9	33	33	9	63	524	524	33	185	185	33	14	33	33	14	9	9	9	9	9	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge	The Ledge			The Ledge	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Takou Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	6	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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