Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
285
193
118
105
118
91
108
99
49
54
41
86
105
137
147
141
144
144
165
141
138
135
126
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:34AM1.90m
5:17PM2.00m
5:42AM1.91m
6:19PM2.03m
6:48AM1.96m
7:17PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.51m
10:44AM0.45m
11:26PM0.50m
11:49AM0.45m
00:28AM0.45m
12:51PM0.42m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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6:54
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7:34
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
16
16
15
15
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