Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 7AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
2.3
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
445
387
202
181
159
167
140
87
58
41
26
10
16
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40AM1.92m
4:26PM1.98m
4:51AM1.93m
5:35PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.57m
9:56AM0.46m
10:40PM0.56m
11:04AM0.45m
clear
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cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
11
12
9
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
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