
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). 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 (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.85m | 6:18AM1.78m | 7:03PM1.89m | 7:08AM1.81m | 7:49PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.76m | 12:22PM0.63m | 00:54AM0.73m | 1:11PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
22 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 46 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 24 |
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