Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 300 | 235 | 228 | 220 | 202 | 154 | 194 | 153 | 143 | 110 | 373 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 192 | 292 | 778 | 1191 | 1300 | 919 | 595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM2.05m | 11:36AM1.92m | 00:04AM2.04m | 12:17PM1.90m | 00:44AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:35AM0.51m | 5:39PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.49m | 6:23PM0.49m | 7:01AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 300 | 235 | 228 | 220 | 202 | 154 | 194 | 153 | 143 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | W 11 | N 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 11 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | 95 | 140 | 42 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 85 | 134 | 149 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 200 | 373 | 124 | 80 | 95 | 131 | 133 | 192 | 292 | 778 | 1191 | 1300 | 919 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 577 | 595 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 141 | 368 | 476 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 134 | 141 | 152 | 168 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 33 |
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