Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
14.9°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
14
28
30
44
44
70
70
71
71
71
70
70
81
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:13PM2.13m
1:34AM2.04m
2:06PM2.08m
2:29AM1.98m
3:06PM2.03m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.21m
7:21PM0.39m
7:41AM0.28m
8:18PM0.45m
8:38AM0.36m
9:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:30
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7:30
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2
3
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
9
11
12
11
9
10
11
11
12
10
11
10
8
8
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