Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.5°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 8PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
3
5
20
54
27
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24AM2.02m
9:46PM2.12m
10:08AM2.09m
10:28PM2.15m
10:53AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.33m
3:50AM0.25m
4:07PM0.28m
4:34AM0.18m
4:52PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:11
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7:09
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7:07
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8:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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2
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
16
15
12
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
6
5
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
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