Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM1.89m
7:11AM1.84m
7:35PM1.97m
8:04AM1.94m
8:23PM2.05m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.60m
00:55AM0.50m
1:16PM0.52m
1:45AM0.39m
2:06PM0.43m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
12
14
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