Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.3°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
16
15
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM1.74m
6:45PM1.89m
7:11AM1.84m
7:35PM1.97m
8:04AM1.94m
8:23PM2.05m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.60m
00:55AM0.50m
1:16PM0.52m
1:45AM0.39m
2:06PM0.43m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:47
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
15
15
13
12
14
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