Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.9
NW
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
N
5
0.1
N
12
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
6
6
6
6
13
6
6
5
8
5
68
15
15
15
13
9
5
4
4
4
7
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM2.09m
7:05PM2.21m
7:28AM2.16m
8:07PM2.31m
8:29AM2.23m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.52m
12:39PM0.31m
1:17AM0.45m
1:39PM0.25m
2:16AM0.38m
2:36PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
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