
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NW 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.75m | 2:48AM1.68m | 3:54PM1.73m | 3:50AM1.66m | 4:55PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.78m | 9:10AM0.72m | 9:53PM0.79m | 10:10AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | NW 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | W 6 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
32 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 487 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 578 | 578 | 492 | 39 | 520 | 520 | 553 | 553 | 578 | 589 | 553 | 446 |
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