
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houhora Harbour Bar today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Houhora Harbour Bar at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Houhora Harbour Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 459 | 128 | 92 | 58 | 45 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:42PM2.01m | 12:11PM2.05m | 00:19AM1.94m | 12:49PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.44m | 5:42AM0.37m | 6:06PM0.51m | 6:20AM0.45m | 6:49PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
41 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 269 | 128 | 92 | 58 | 45 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 15 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 4 | — | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | N 11 | W 16 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 16 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
— | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 |
6 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 109 | 175 | 459 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 93 | 62 | 70 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 152 | 143 | 143 | 360 | 704 | 39 | 16 | 122 | 53 | 53 | 167 | 411 | 66 | 66 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 264 |
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