Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
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
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
14
14
28
28
42
43
44
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM2.16m
00:44AM2.09m
1:13PM2.13m
1:34AM2.04m
2:06PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.17m
6:28PM0.34m
6:50AM0.21m
7:21PM0.39m
7:41AM0.28m
8:18PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
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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7:01
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
14
11
10
9
10
9
9
11
10
10
11
10
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