Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
44
28
38
32
31
27
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
17
17
17
17
8
11
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.90m
1:34AM1.80m
2:11PM1.84m
2:17AM1.73m
3:02PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.53m
7:35PM0.65m
7:44AM0.60m
8:25PM0.70m
8:33AM0.66m
9:18PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
7
6
10
11
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
14
11
10
10
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