Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is

15.8° C

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
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 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
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 Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 4	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	N 4	NNW 4	E 14	NE 10	E 14	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16
Wave Graph
kJ	6	3	4	4	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	4	4	15	4	16	28	58	56	96	94	91	84	81
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	NE	N	NW	NNW	NE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:29AM2.23m					9:05PM2.38m				9:26AM2.27m				9:59PM2.42m				10:20AM2.28m				10:50PM2.41m
Low Tide	2:16AM0.38m				2:36PM0.20m					3:12AM0.33m				3:28PM0.18m				4:05AM0.30m				4:18PM0.20m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNW 6	NNE 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16
kJ	4	3	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	3	4	3	2	2	28	58	56	96	94	91	84	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNE 4	NNW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 4	E 11	E 11	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	NE 10	E 14	E 13	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	6	2	3	4	4	4	1	9	9	1	4	4	4	15	4	16	13	3	3	8	8	5	13	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	N 5	NE 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	—	—	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 9	N 4	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	—
kJ	4	2	4	2	11	11	9	—	—	9	8	2	2	4	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 2	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	24	29	52	29	29	29	29	29	29	114	46	39	39	39	20	9	9	0	9	12	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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