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Houhora Harbour Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Houhora Harbour Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Houhora Harbour Bar sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | |
58 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 75 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 64 | 70 | 84 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.07m | 1:31AM2.14m | 1:52PM1.99m | 2:31AM2.07m | 2:53PM1.93m | 3:33AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.29m | 7:41AM0.43m | 7:57PM0.38m | 8:40AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.44m | 9:39AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 84 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 9 | — | N 6 | NE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 14 | E 8 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — |
58 | 62 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 75 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
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