Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
19
0.3
E
18
0.3
E
18
0.4
E
18
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
9
7
4
15
4
16
28
58
56
96
94
91
84
81
79
74
40
41
42
41
39
39
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:26AM2.27m
9:59PM2.42m
10:20AM2.28m
10:50PM2.41m
11:10AM2.25m
11:38PM2.36m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.33m
3:28PM0.18m
4:05AM0.30m
4:18PM0.20m
4:55AM0.30m
5:06PM0.25m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
10
9
9
9
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