Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
79
47
47
86
92
144
164
172
188
207
207
172
168
138
129
113
111
88
84
82
62
52
51
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
N
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:42AM1.91m
6:19PM2.03m
6:48AM1.96m
7:17PM2.08m
7:47AM2.03m
8:09PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.50m
11:49AM0.45m
00:28AM0.45m
12:51PM0.42m
1:24AM0.38m
1:46PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
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