
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.95m | 7:54AM1.86m | 8:31PM2.00m | 8:36AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.59m | 1:40AM0.68m | 1:55PM0.53m | 2:24AM0.62m | 2:36PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NE 9 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | W 18 | N 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 143 |
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