Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.9
NW
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
269
55
36
33
21
21
13
13
13
12
26
14
28
31
32
32
31
29
30
30
47
48
48
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM1.94m
4:57PM1.89m
5:07AM1.89m
5:51PM1.90m
5:59AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.63m
10:19AM0.51m
10:47PM0.66m
11:12AM0.53m
11:42PM0.68m
12:03PM0.54m
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thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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7:35
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—
—
—
—
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7:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:35
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—
—
—
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—
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5:23
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5:23
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5:24
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 mm
1
1
11
7
4
1
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
1
2
0
1
2
5
4
4
6
6
9
9
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
125
71
55
36
33
21
21
12
13
13
12
26
14
28
31
32
32
31
29
30
30
47
48
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
—
—
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
—
—
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
—
Energy kJ
45
—
—
5
14
14
13
13
5
5
4
5
12
6
6
3
3
3
—
—
1
3
3
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
12
—
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
—
—
0.1
W
12
—
0.1
W
12
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
10
13
2
2
3
3
5
5
6
—
2
6
—
—
3
—
3
—
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.2
WNW
6
2.4
W
6
2.3
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
5
1.7
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.9
WSW
6
1.5
SW
5
1.7
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
216
269
340
394
332
202
181
169
152
211
119
153
113
114
95
75
59
36
33
41
29
22
22
16
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3
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(10 max)
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