Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.1
NW
17
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
12
6
24
19
15
12
12
12
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM1.68m
5:48PM1.81m
6:00AM1.74m
6:36PM1.89m
6:53AM1.83m
7:21PM1.97m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.68m
11:46PM0.68m
12:04PM0.60m
00:35AM0.57m
12:54PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
6
8
9
10
8
8
10
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