Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.9
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
6
0.5
E
11
2
NW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
143
110
261
469
287
57
301
392
401
499
765
588
643
493
339
246
141
71
40
31
17
17
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
30
N
20
N
5
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM2.04m
12:17PM1.90m
00:44AM2.02m
1:01PM1.89m
1:28AM2.00m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.47m
6:17AM0.49m
6:23PM0.49m
7:01AM0.48m
7:08PM0.52m
7:47AM0.46m
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
10
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
4
3
4
6
5
6
6
5
4
6
8
10
13
10
9
6
7
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
153
143
110
108
80
82
57
55
53
55
56
36
35
33
493
339
246
141
71
40
18
17
17
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
17
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
12
25
40
43
32
32
33
34
35
33
31
10
10
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.3
NW
17
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
43
13
12
12
6
3
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.5
N
5
1.9
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
21
23
124
261
469
287
214
301
392
401
499
765
588
643
1
3
5
16
40
40
24
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
1
3
1
1
2
8
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
141
255
476
166
595
166
166
152
255
255
255
255
255
23
0
9
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
9
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
7
7
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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