Houhora Harbour Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.83° S 173.17° E

Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
12
16
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM2.20m
10:36PM2.19m
11:02AM2.15m
11:15PM2.11m
11:42AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.24m
4:12PM0.32m
4:37AM0.28m
4:53PM0.39m
5:16AM0.34m
5:34PM0.47m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
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