Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
NE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
NE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
24
24
24
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
78
33
104
51
27
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
W
25
SW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.94m
12:49PM1.98m
00:56AM1.86m
1:28PM1.90m
1:34AM1.80m
2:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.45m
6:49PM0.58m
7:00AM0.53m
7:35PM0.65m
7:44AM0.60m
8:25PM0.70m
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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 mm
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
10
10
10
9
10
8
9
10
13
9
9
9
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