Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 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 (0.7m), 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 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
112
86
84
69
57
56
64
51
83
83
67
52
55
58
58
58
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM2.26m
8:16AM2.19m
8:47PM2.34m
9:10AM2.24m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.39m
2:19PM0.24m
2:53AM0.32m
3:09PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
14
16
15
14
14
13
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
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