Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
57
55
55
55
55
54
30
29
50
48
47
46
44
44
25
25
31
32
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.86m
8:31PM2.00m
8:36AM1.91m
9:10PM2.05m
9:17AM1.96m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.68m
1:55PM0.53m
2:24AM0.62m
2:36PM0.46m
3:06AM0.54m
3:16PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
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