Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
26
25
24
23
23
24
15
17
17
17
8
12
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:34AM1.80m
2:11PM1.84m
2:17AM1.73m
3:02PM1.79m
3:07AM1.69m
3:59PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.60m
8:25PM0.70m
8:33AM0.66m
9:18PM0.73m
9:28AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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7:44
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
9
9
10
11
9
10
11
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
11
10
10
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