Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
84
69
57
65
56
51
42
65
83
53
55
58
58
57
70
53
54
41
31
22
21
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM2.19m
8:47PM2.34m
9:10AM2.24m
9:38PM2.37m
10:00AM2.26m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.39m
2:19PM0.24m
2:53AM0.32m
3:09PM0.22m
3:42AM0.28m
3:55PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
15
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
7
8
6
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