Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
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
0.4
E
15
0.3
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
9
9
11
9
8
7
4
15
16
16
28
58
56
96
94
91
84
81
79
74
72
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05PM2.38m
9:26AM2.27m
9:59PM2.42m
10:20AM2.28m
10:50PM2.41m
11:10AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.20m
3:12AM0.33m
3:28PM0.18m
4:05AM0.30m
4:18PM0.20m
4:55AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
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