Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
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
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
64
67
64
40
40
39
22
21
40
24
17
17
36
33
31
29
28
27
53
31
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.83m
5:22AM1.78m
6:13PM1.85m
6:18AM1.78m
7:03PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.64m
11:08PM0.77m
11:29AM0.65m
00:04AM0.76m
12:22PM0.63m
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clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
8
8
7
9
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
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