
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
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 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | E 11 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
153 | 143 | 110 | 261 | 469 | 287 | 57 | 301 | 392 | 401 | 499 | 765 | 588 | 643 | 493 | 339 | 246 | 141 | 71 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.04m | 12:17PM1.90m | 00:44AM2.02m | 1:01PM1.89m | 1:28AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.49m | 6:23PM0.49m | 7:01AM0.48m | 7:08PM0.52m | 7:47AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
153 | 143 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 82 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 493 | 339 | 246 | 141 | 71 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | W 17 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | NNW 7 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
21 | 23 | 124 | 261 | 469 | 287 | 214 | 301 | 392 | 401 | 499 | 765 | 588 | 643 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 141 | 255 | 476 | 166 | 595 | 166 | 166 | 152 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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