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Houghton Bay Surf Photo: 'Solid south Swell at Houghton Bay' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.78° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Houghton Bay sea temperature is

15.3° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	ESE	SE
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSW	NNW	E	SE
	12 s	cross- on	2 s	5 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	E	ESE
	5 s	on	5 s	6 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 November 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
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	NW
	7 s	on	7 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	SSW	NW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	E
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	SSW	S	E
	8 s	on	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	SSW	S	E	E
	8 s	on	8 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	E
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		S	SSW	E
	9 s	off		9 s	17 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	S	SSW	ESE
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW	S	SSW	E
	5 s	off	5 s	8 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NNW	S	SSW	ESE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	SSW	ESE
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	S	SSW	ESE
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NNW	S	SSW	ESE
	6 s	off	6 s	8 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	NNW	SSW	ESE
	7 s	on	4 s	6 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November at 12 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 24 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (2.9 ft). Range 1.45m (4.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Houghton Bay Surf Photo: 'Solid south Swell at Houghton Bay' by Rob Davies

Solid south Swell at Houghton Bay

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:47 am 28 Nov 2020