Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.6°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
302
340
341
311
257
337
320
266
199
193
197
172
186
131
86
47
48
277
300
254
202
162
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:29AM1.93m
4:11PM2.00m
4:34AM1.90m
5:17PM2.00m
5:42AM1.91m
6:19PM2.03m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.42m
10:23PM0.51m
10:44AM0.45m
11:26PM0.50m
11:49AM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:58
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6:56
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
14
15
15
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