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: 5 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
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
8
0.8
NE
8
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
853
592
527
469
380
320
284
247
208
159
156
156
112
109
102
84
266
404
592
851
1181
939
682
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.91m
10:31PM2.02m
10:35AM1.89m
11:07PM2.00m
11:14AM1.87m
11:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.58m
4:00PM0.46m
4:32AM0.58m
4:39PM0.48m
5:15AM0.59m
5:19PM0.50m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
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
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
12
9
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
17
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
14
14
16
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
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
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
2.3
N
8
Energy kJ
1060
853
592
527
469
380
320
284
247
208
159
156
156
112
109
102
84
80
10
8
8
8
8
682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
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
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
3
10
2
4
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
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
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
27
26
26
25
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2
NW
9
Energy kJ
9
12
9
8
3
14
24
11
34
49
69
91
94
127
134
266
404
592
851
1181
939
609
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
20
53
15
9
0
0
0
0
0
36
128
141
141
141
141
143
143
360
578
575
578
578
578
256
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
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