Houghton Bay Surf Guide

Houghton Bay in Wellington is an exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north with some shelter here from north winds. Able to handle light onshore wind Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there is a right hand reef break as well.. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks and pollution.

Houghton Bay Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2inconsistent
16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Houghton Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Houghton Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

New Zealand Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Houghton Bay, fotografías Houghton Bay, previsiones detalladas de olas para Houghton Bay, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Houghton Bay, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Wellington y predicciones de marea para Houghton Bay. Las mapas de olas para New Zealand enseñarán un mapa grande de New Zealand y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de New Zealand, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Houghton Bay.


Houghton Bay Surf:

Saturday, 25 April 2026, 04:01 Local time
sábado 25
3AM6AM9AM12PM
Wave (m)
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
Período (s) 8 8 12 13
Viento (km/h)
15
20
20
25
Estado del Viento off off off off



Tide Times:

Para Wellington, New Zealand, a 7 km de Houghton Bay.

ES A LAS (hora local)

Houghton Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Wellington Airport, 2 km from Houghton Bay.

light winds from the NNE
15

km/h
clear
Clear skies
Air temperature
8.5 °C

Current weather near Houghton Bay

Overall Houghton Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in abril

Surf stats for Houghton Bay: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Houghton Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.


End of Summer, Houghton Bay photo

Houghton Bay

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies

Nice left, Houghton Bay photo

Houghton Bay

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies

Close out set, Houghton Bay photo

Houghton Bay

Fotógrafo: AXE

Solid south Swell at Houghton Bay photo

Houghton Bay

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies

Solid south Swell at Houghton Bay photo

Houghton Bay

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies


Houghton Bay Location Maps

Houghton Bay Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a Houghton BayCosta alrededor de  Houghton BayCarreteras y ríos cerca de Houghton Bay

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Wellington y estaciones de marea cercanas de Houghton Bay

Spots de Surf más cercanos a Houghton Bay:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a Houghton Bay:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Houghton Bay:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Wellington
    4 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Oteranga Bay
    9 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    Makara Bay
    10 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Lower Hutt
    11 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton)
    19 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Houghton Bay is Wellington International Airport (WLG) in New Zealand, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Houghton Bay is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ), also in New Zealand, 52 km (32 miles) away.
  • Third is Woodbourne Airport (BHE) in New Zealand, 79 km (49 miles) away.
  • Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand is 82 km (51 miles) away.
  • Nelson Airport (NSN), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Houghton Bay and is 131 km (81 miles) away.
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