Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
2.3
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
23
23
46
46
459
128
92
58
45
23
33
24
24
24
23
23
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
SW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:42PM2.01m
12:11PM2.05m
00:19AM1.94m
12:49PM1.98m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.44m
5:42AM0.37m
6:06PM0.51m
6:20AM0.45m
6:49PM0.58m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:45
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7:39
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7:39
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7:40
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2
3
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
13
11
12
8
7
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
7
6
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