Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
17
18
36
33
31
29
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
34
31
32
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:13PM1.85m
6:18AM1.78m
7:03PM1.89m
7:08AM1.81m
7:49PM1.95m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.76m
12:22PM0.63m
00:54AM0.73m
1:11PM0.59m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
10
9
11
9
9
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