
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
126 | 566 | 489 | 453 | 388 | 339 | 279 | 233 | 199 | 226 | 191 | 212 | 186 | 135 | 203 | 183 | 160 | 127 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.03m | 3:29AM1.93m | 4:11PM2.00m | 4:34AM1.90m | 5:17PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.49m | 9:39AM0.42m | 10:23PM0.51m | 10:44AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 8 |
81 | 83 | 65 | 64 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 27 | 38 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 12 | E 7 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | ENE 13 | NE 14 |
11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
126 | 566 | 489 | 453 | 388 | 339 | 279 | 233 | 199 | 226 | 191 | 212 | 186 | 135 | 203 | 183 | 160 | 127 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
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