
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.95m | 1:52AM2.00m | 2:23PM1.95m | 2:46AM1.98m | 3:26PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.52m | 8:09AM0.41m | 8:35PM0.57m | 9:07AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 13 | E 6 | N 14 | N 13 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | N 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 255 | 52 | 52 |
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