Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is

16.3°C

Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (26 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	N 4	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 15	E 15	N 14	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	4	11	4	4	4	10	10	7	6	6	4	4	4	159	164	161	116	93	59	56	42	30	20	21
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:53AM2.06m				9:11PM2.12m				9:41AM2.15m				9:59PM2.17m					10:30AM2.23m
Low Tide		2:33AM0.28m				2:54PM0.35m				3:20AM0.19m				3:43PM0.30m					4:07AM0.12m				4:32PM0.28m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	14	14	15	15	16	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	13	13	16	13	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	E 11	E 11	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	3	11	4	4	4	10	10	2	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	161	116	93	59	56	42	30	20	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 7	NE 7	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	—	E 15	—	—	—	E 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	E 13	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	—	4	—	—	—	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	12	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	E 11	E 15	—	N 14	N 15	—	—	E 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	E 14
kJ	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	—	4	4	—	—	2	5	2	2	2	2	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	SW 2	SW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	6	7	7	11	25	47	73	134	159	164	—	1	1	1	1	3	11	8	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Scott Point Northland	Waipu River Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Ruby Bay Nelson - Tasman Bay	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	1	3	3	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	24	578	597	589	52	176	143	143	376	710	816	645	0	9	9	33	9	9	39	53	53	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks				Te Paki	Forestry	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach					Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Elliot Bay	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				4	1	3	3					4	3	3	1	3	3	3	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Te Paki Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	1	1	4	1	3	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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