
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 7AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 12 | 445 | 387 | 202 | 181 | 159 | 167 | 140 | 87 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 10 | |
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-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.92m | 4:26PM1.98m | 4:51AM1.93m | 5:35PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.57m | 9:56AM0.46m | 10:40PM0.56m | 11:04AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 202 | 181 | 159 | 167 | 140 | 87 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | N 10 | NW 17 | — | NW 17 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
6 | 2 | 12 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
46 | 95 | 218 | 445 | 387 | 25 | 59 | 66 | 117 | 68 | 54 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 578 | 376 | 601 | 388 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 53 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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