Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1
N
6
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
32
31
31
55
55
54
53
52
49
48
47
45
60
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM1.81m
7:49PM1.95m
7:54AM1.86m
8:31PM2.00m
8:36AM1.91m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.73m
1:11PM0.59m
1:40AM0.68m
1:55PM0.53m
2:24AM0.62m
2:36PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
10
9
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
10
11
11
10
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