
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.97m | 7:40AM1.93m | 8:03PM2.05m | 8:24AM2.02m | 8:46PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.50m | 1:22AM0.46m | 1:39PM0.41m | 3:07AM0.35m | 2:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | NW 6 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 16 | N 10 | E 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 4 |
4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 63 | 116 | 148 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 114 | 114 | 167 | 167 | 595 | 167 | 16 |
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