Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.4°C warmer than 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
1.7
N
6
2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
NNW
8
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
NW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
284
241
208
159
156
156
112
109
88
180
302
430
709
842
1093
669
478
427
385
326
275
90
103
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:31PM2.02m
10:35AM1.89m
11:07PM2.00m
11:14AM1.87m
11:45PM1.98m
11:54AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.58m
4:39PM0.48m
5:15AM0.59m
5:19PM0.50m
5:59AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
4
9
11
7
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
2.4
N
8
0.1
N
14
2
N
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNE
7
Energy kJ
357
284
241
208
159
156
156
112
109
88
102
112
11
8
8
723
4
478
2
2
67
54
42
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
11
2
2
4
4
2
9
9
2
46
90
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.7
NE
7
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
11
4
4
4
9
3
3
3
2
54
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
1
NNW
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
6
2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
NNW
8
2.3
N
8
1.5
NW
9
1.9
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
NW
9
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
4
13
30
49
58
57
55
74
180
302
430
709
842
1093
669
390
427
385
326
275
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
20
32
141
141
141
141
141
141
143
338
388
578
578
645
562
152
134
152
152
152
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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