Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.6°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
161
114
73
47
23
24
31
26
24
23
14
14
14
14
19
18
20
22
92
26
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:11PM2.05m
00:19AM1.94m
12:49PM1.98m
00:56AM1.86m
1:28PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.51m
6:20AM0.45m
6:49PM0.58m
7:00AM0.53m
7:35PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:46
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6:45
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6:43
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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 mm
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
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