
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.16m | 00:44AM2.09m | 1:13PM2.13m | 1:34AM2.04m | 2:06PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.17m | 6:28PM0.34m | 6:50AM0.21m | 7:21PM0.39m | 7:41AM0.28m | 8:18PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 12 | NE 13 | — | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
— | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | E 18 | — | N 18 | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 17 |
— | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 578 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 594 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
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