Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
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)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
2.1
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
14
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
8
8
6
12
12
360
138
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:25PM1.94m
2:42AM1.95m
3:21PM1.87m
3:32AM1.87m
4:20PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.47m
8:16PM0.61m
8:46AM0.53m
9:10PM0.69m
9:38AM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
10
2
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
10
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