Houghton Bay surf break

Houghton Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Houghton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Houghton Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Houghton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Houghton Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Houghton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010999991010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3652138851171231231201231281341341341341341371341341068888909068
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.61
7:55PM
1.64
8:28AM
1.64
8:49PM
1.71
9:25AM
1.66
9:42PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.62
1:54PM
0.66
2:16AM
0.60
2:48PM
0.63
3:16AM
0.56
3:40PM
0.59
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:29--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121213141413131212121316161616151414151819201817
Feels °C (?)8910111110111010101115161415131212131718191513
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