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Houghton Bay Surf Photo: 'Nice left' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.78° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houghton Bay sea temperature is

13.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

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	NNW	NW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

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	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SW	NW	NW
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	SSW
	5 s	on	5 s	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	S	NW
	10 s	glass	8 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	SSW	S	NW
	9 s	glass	8 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSW	S	NW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE		S	ENE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	ENE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	E
	10 s	on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	E
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE		S	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Houghton Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 29 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.3 ft). Range 1.44m (4.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Houghton Bay Surf Photo: 'Nice left' by Rob Davies

Houghton Bay breaking left in a late summer swell whipped up by a fairly local southerly.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:16 pm 25 Feb 2012