Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is

16.4° C

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3 AM	6 AM
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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	17	22	21	56	51	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	34	47	36	48	47	49	47	47	47	46	66	65
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			1:49PM1.88m				2:16AM2.00m				2:44PM1.90m					3:08AM2.00m				3:45PM1.94m				4:08AM2.01m
Low Tide	7:47AM0.46m				7:58PM0.56m				8:37AM0.45m				8:55PM0.58m					9:32AM0.43m				9:59PM0.59m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13
Feels °C	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	6	5	6	6	7	8	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	10	22	21	56	51	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	31	47	31	48	47	49	47	47	47	46	66	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	NW 7	NW 11	NW 7	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 16	NW 12	W 20	NW 19	N 13	W 18	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	17	14	14	2	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	5	7	15	3	6	—	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	N 12	NW 12	NW 16	NW 16	NW 7	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	N 13	N 13	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16
kJ	11	5	5	—	5	5	5	5	3	6	10	11	2	3	3	3	—	3	3	—	—	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	—
kJ	27	22	30	27	16	17	17	17	5	5	8	13	34	38	36	27	27	21	15	9	5	3	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	33	33	33	33	9	33	15	9	33	33	524	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1	3	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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