Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
48
23
27
16
15
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
12
19
29
33
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM1.93m
5:35PM2.04m
6:00AM1.99m
6:37PM2.12m
7:04AM2.07m
7:34PM2.20m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.45m
11:46PM0.51m
12:09PM0.40m
00:46AM0.43m
1:08PM0.33m
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cloud
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
7
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