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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.7° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
106
137
223
181
143
81
80
55
37
38
38
24
24
22
24
13
13
12
12
13
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM2.18m
11:50PM2.21m
12:15PM2.10m
00:31AM2.10m
12:58PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.36m
5:52AM0.33m
6:06PM0.45m
6:33AM0.41m
6:50PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
3
5
4
4
6
7
6
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
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