Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0.3
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
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
32
31
31
55
55
54
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.89m
7:08AM1.81m
7:49PM1.95m
7:54AM1.86m
8:31PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.63m
00:54AM0.73m
1:11PM0.59m
1:40AM0.68m
1:55PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
9
8
10
12
11
11
11
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