Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
15
14
15
39
26
86
32
31
25
26
26
25
24
23
23
18
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
10
E
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.86m
1:28PM1.90m
1:34AM1.80m
2:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.58m
7:00AM0.53m
7:35PM0.65m
7:44AM0.60m
8:25PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
11
11
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
9
8
9
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