Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
17.8°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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
376
353
263
257
243
191
168
136
70
66
115
79
79
59
96
122
129
135
127
141
112
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM2.01m
10:27AM2.10m
10:35PM1.98m
11:07AM2.07m
11:13PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.45m
3:56AM0.34m
4:20PM0.48m
4:35AM0.38m
5:01PM0.52m
5:13AM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:15
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 mm
2
1
2
2
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
16
14
15
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