
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 4 | N 4 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 12 | E 15 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 195 | 146 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.94m | 8:23PM2.05m | 8:53AM2.06m | 9:11PM2.12m | 9:41AM2.15m | 9:59PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.43m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.35m | 3:20AM0.19m | 3:43PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 146 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | E 13 | N 3 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 15 | E 11 | — | E 11 | N 14 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 15 | — | N 15 | — | E 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 94 | 86 | 195 | 141 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 578 | 595 | 595 | 181 | 29 | 143 | 143 | 376 | 709 | 176 | 152 | 134 | 9 |
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