Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.0°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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
117
115
96
90
68
68
56
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
10
10
6
6
6
9
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:02AM2.35m
12:23PM2.17m
00:54AM2.27m
1:14PM2.08m
1:44AM2.18m
2:07PM2.00m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.34m
6:19PM0.31m
6:58AM0.37m
7:10PM0.40m
7:48AM0.41m
8:01PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
141
117
115
96
90
68
68
56
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
10
10
6
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
2
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
9
9
20
23
23
53
114
472
39
39
24
24
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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