Houhora Harbour Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (04 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (04 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 4			Friday 5								Saturday 6								Sun 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 7	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	156	112	109	88	84	82	314	635	672	600	454	604	358	253	337	297	138	101	71	59	32	32	30	19
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:07PM2.00m				11:14AM1.87m				11:45PM1.98m				11:54AM1.85m					00:26AM1.96m
Low Tide		4:39PM0.48m				5:15AM0.59m				5:19PM0.50m				5:59AM0.59m					6:02PM0.53m				6:44AM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	9	3	1	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16
Feels °C	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	12	13	12	12	14	13	12	11	14	14	13	14	14	12	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	WNW 10	E 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 8	E 11	N 8	E 11	E 11	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNW 9	NE 7
kJ	156	112	109	88	84	82	10	8	3	4	4	454	2	253	2	2	138	70	65	59	20	20	30	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	WNW 11	E 10	—	E 10	N 13	N 13	E 11	N 10	E 11	N 12	N 12	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NE 7	NE 7	NW 9
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	11	8	—	8	3	3	2	8	2	3	3	48	101	71	32	32	17	17	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	E 10	N 13	—	—	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 7	NNW 9	N 6	N 6
kJ	4	4	5	4	4	2	3	—	—	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	24	32	12	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	N 8	NW 5	NNW 7	NNW 7	W 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3
kJ	57	59	58	67	83	144	314	635	672	600	454	604	358	33	337	297	9	9	9	4	5	4	5	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Mikotai Taranaki	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	134	141	141	141	141	141	143	355	388	578	562	476	134	152	134	134	152	152	0	0	0	9	33	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Mangawhai Heads	Waipu River	Mangawhai Heads	Omaha Beach and Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach						Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3						3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Clark Island Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	1	3	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Barbel Point South Africa	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

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