Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Houghton Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Houghton Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Houghton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 653 | 500 | 586 | 392 | 371 | 316 | 322 | 567 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1256 | 932 | 843 | 711 | 604 | 573 | 544 | 457 | 382 | 302 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.64m | 11:05PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.69m | 11:54PM1.62m | 12:17PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.63m | 4:58PM0.61m | 5:22AM0.60m | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:09AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 875 | 653 | 500 | 586 | 392 | 371 | 316 | 322 | 431 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1256 | 932 | 843 | 711 | 604 | 573 | 544 | 457 | 382 | 302 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 370 | 308 | 281 | 183 | 333 | 302 | 273 | 273 | 240 | 334 | 190 | 244 | 175 | 137 | 82 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 199 | 184 | 567 | 240 | 278 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 15 | 42 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 62 | 91 | 49 | 34 | 67 | 94 | 64 | 39 | 44 | 63 | 61 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 54 | 38 | 38 |
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