Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.6°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
5
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
566
489
453
388
339
279
233
199
226
191
212
186
135
203
183
160
127
75
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:06PM2.03m
3:29AM1.93m
4:11PM2.00m
4:34AM1.90m
5:17PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.49m
9:39AM0.42m
10:23PM0.51m
10:44AM0.45m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:58
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7:31
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
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