Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
1.4
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
25
31
32
30
26
26
41
41
41
42
23
23
46
46
46
161
80
55
44
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:53AM2.15m
11:04PM2.07m
11:33AM2.11m
11:42PM2.01m
12:11PM2.05m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.39m
5:04AM0.31m
5:25PM0.44m
5:42AM0.37m
6:06PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:47
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6:46
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7:38
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7:39
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2
8
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Temp °C
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
6
8
7
7
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