
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.10m | 6:22AM2.09m | 7:05PM2.21m | 7:28AM2.16m | 8:07PM2.31m | 8:29AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.52m | 12:39PM0.31m | 1:17AM0.45m | 1:39PM0.25m | 2:16AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | E 5 | NE 12 | E 4 | — | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 12 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 9 | E 5 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NW 6 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 75 | 102 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 143 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 176 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 |
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