Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
135
152
131
197
114
59
49
40
32
23
26
17
18
11
11
11
11
7
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:22PM1.99m
00:32AM1.91m
1:04PM1.90m
1:12AM1.82m
1:52PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.56m
6:36AM0.51m
7:04PM0.65m
7:21AM0.60m
7:56PM0.73m
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rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
6
4
1
4
2
4
5
6
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
3
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
10
9
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