Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 10PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35PM2.04m | 6:00AM1.99m | 6:37PM2.12m | 7:04AM2.07m | 7:34PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.51m | 12:09PM0.40m | 00:46AM0.43m | 1:08PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 13 | NW 5 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 39 | 39 | 143 | 52 | 24 | 143 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 23 | 134 | 0 | 33 |
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