Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
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
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
22
21
33
22
19
18
36
33
31
29
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:22AM1.78m
6:13PM1.85m
6:18AM1.78m
7:03PM1.89m
7:08AM1.81m
7:49PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.65m
00:04AM0.76m
12:22PM0.63m
00:54AM0.73m
1:11PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
9
10
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