Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
9
27
17
9
14
9
8
8
10
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM2.04m
00:46AM2.03m
1:15PM2.01m
1:37AM1.98m
2:11PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.28m
6:30PM0.43m
6:57AM0.32m
7:25PM0.49m
7:50AM0.38m
8:25PM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
10
10
11
14
12
12
12
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