Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (04 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). 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 (04 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (04 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).
		Thursday 4								Friday 5								Saturday 6
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	357	284	241	208	159	156	156	112	109	88	180	302	430	709	842	1093	669	478	427	385	326	275	90	103
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		10:31PM2.02m				10:35AM1.89m				11:07PM2.00m				11:14AM1.87m				11:45PM1.98m				11:54AM1.85m
Low Tide				4:32AM0.58m				4:39PM0.48m				5:15AM0.59m				5:19PM0.50m				5:59AM0.59m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4	9	11	7	1	—	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	15	15	14	15	14	16	16	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	11	11	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	WNW 10	E 10	E 10	N 8	N 14	N 8	E 11	E 11	NE 8	N 7	NNW 6	NNE 7
kJ	357	284	241	208	159	156	156	112	109	88	102	112	11	8	8	723	4	478	2	2	67	54	42	97
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	WNW 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	N 13	N 13	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 8	NNW 9	NNW 9
kJ	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	4	11	2	2	—	—	4	4	2	9	9	2	46	90	103
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	NW 11	WNW 11	N 13	N 13	—	—	—	N 13	—	E 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 11	NE 7	E 11
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	11	4	4	—	—	—	4	—	9	3	3	3	2	54	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 8	N 8	NW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 9	W 4	WSW 3
kJ	1	2	4	13	30	49	58	57	55	74	180	302	430	709	842	1093	669	390	427	385	326	275	10	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	20	32	141	141	141	141	141	141	143	338	388	578	578	645	562	152	134	152	152	152	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Mangawhai Heads	Waipu River	Mangawhai Heads	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Baylys Beach							Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3							4	4	3	2	3	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Clark Island Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	6

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