
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.89m | 7:08AM1.81m | 7:49PM1.95m | 7:54AM1.86m | 8:31PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.63m | 00:54AM0.73m | 1:11PM0.59m | 1:40AM0.68m | 1:55PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
28 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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