Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
48
48
46
46
47
47
176
94
47
30
29
28
27
39
39
37
36
33
25
20
19
13
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
0
S
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM2.01m
4:53PM2.01m
5:13AM2.04m
6:00PM2.10m
6:22AM2.09m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.59m
10:33AM0.40m
11:07PM0.57m
11:36AM0.37m
00:13AM0.52m
12:39PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
11
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
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