Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 6PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
16
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
41
41
25
47
48
78
158
247
234
165
99
73
51
45
35
27
27
27
13
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56AM1.99m
10:24PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
11:02PM2.11m
11:16AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.38m
4:28AM0.43m
4:36PM0.38m
5:09AM0.39m
5:17PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
3
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
8
5
5
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
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