Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
75
40
41
42
41
39
39
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
11:10AM2.25m
11:38PM2.36m
11:59AM2.19m
00:24AM2.28m
12:46PM2.11m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.30m
5:06PM0.25m
5:42AM0.31m
5:52PM0.33m
6:27AM0.35m
6:38PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
11
11
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