Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.7°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
6
6
6
8
11
6
20
20
20
19
17
83
141
147
172
196
237
244
210
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:03PM2.23m
1:25AM2.08m
1:59PM2.17m
2:21AM2.02m
2:58PM2.11m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.36m
7:28AM0.25m
8:10PM0.40m
8:25AM0.33m
9:08PM0.43m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:24
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
15
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