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gap baz, The Gap (Castlepoint)

3:43 pm 8 Mar 2009

SUP a worthy foil to real surfing!, Ruapuke

9:43 am 11 Dec 2011


Houghton Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Houghton Bay Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Wellington / New Zealand

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Houghton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 3
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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.4
S
1.0
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
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1.4
SSE
0.6
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3.0
SSW
3.0
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SSW
2.1
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1.9
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1.6
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1.1
S
Period (s) (?) 11 10 15 13 12 16 15 7 9 8 9 9 9 14 7 9 10 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 448 208 109 55 73 245 279 188 55 1385 1542 492 159 111 427 593 455 207
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE 30
NNW 40
NW 40
NW 35
NNW 20
NNW 25
SSE 20
ESE 35
NNW 40
SSW 35
SSW 20
NNE 35
NW 45
WNW 35
S 30
SSW 15
SW 15
WNW
Wind State (?) cross-
off
off cross-
off
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cross-
off
cross-
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on cross off on on off cross-
off
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on cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Houghton Bay blow from the N
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

4:26PM
1.86

5:00AM
1.76
5:25PM
1.89

5:59AM
1.75

6:24PM
1.89
6:57AM
1.75

7:22PM
1.86
7:54AM
1.74

8:20PM
1.82
8:48AM
1.72

9:17PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.54

10:52PM
0.51
11:09AM
0.52

11:55PM
0.49

12:09PM
0.49
12:56AM
0.47

1:06PM
0.48
1:54AM
0.46

2:03PM
0.48
2:49AM
0.47

3:00PM
0.50

 

Note: the tide data above is for Wellington, New Zealand which is 7 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Houghton Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Houghton Bay sea temperature is 13.3 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 13.3 max: 14.4 min: 12.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
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  clear clear part cloud part cloud light rain rain showers cloud light rain rain showers part cloud part cloud clear clear rain showers rain showers clear clear clear
Summary clear clear some clouds some clouds light rain rain shwrs cloudy light rain rain shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - 2 29 - 2 8 - - - - 1 1 - - -
High °C 11 13 13 14 14 15 10 13 14 9 8 10 12 13 10 9 9 11
Low °C 10 12 13 14 13 9 10 11 10 8 8 8 12 13 7 8 9 9
Chill °C (?) 8 11 10 11 11 14 7 11 12 5 4 6 9 10 7 6 7 10
Sunrise 7:39 - - 7:39 - - 7:39 - - 7:41 - - 7:41 - - 7:41 - -
Sunset - 16:58 - - 16:58 - - 16:58 - - 16:58 - - 16:57 - - 16:57 -
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The above surf forecast table for Houghton Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Houghton Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Houghton Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Houghton Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Houghton Bay is 7 km (4 miles) from the city of Wellington. If you plan a holiday in Wellington, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wellington. Wellington has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.