Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
5
1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
14
8
12
11
16
24
43
51
98
159
237
371
338
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:18PM1.91m
7:27AM1.85m
8:00PM1.99m
8:11AM1.92m
8:40PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.65m
1:27PM0.52m
1:55AM0.55m
2:10PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
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