Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | NW 4 | E 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.78m | 3:39AM1.73m | 4:41PM1.76m | 4:40AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.79m | 9:52AM0.70m | 10:31PM0.81m | 10:52AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | — | E 8 | E 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 578 | 52 | 52 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 595 | 595 | 228 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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