
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
168 | 165 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.08m | 7:47AM2.03m | 8:09PM2.13m | 8:39AM2.09m | 8:57PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.38m | 1:46PM0.38m | 2:15AM0.32m | 2:36PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
168 | 165 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | NE 12 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 17 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 9 | — |
2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | N 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | NW 5 | W 17 | — | N 11 | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 24 | 24 |
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