
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | E 13 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.97m | 8:04AM1.94m | 8:23PM2.05m | 8:53AM2.06m | 9:11PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.52m | 1:45AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.43m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NNE 10 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | N 6 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | N 5 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 578 | 52 | 52 | 437 | 492 |
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