
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 23 | 52 | 121 | 186 | 349 | 130 | 89 | 56 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.11m | 11:45PM2.00m | 12:14PM2.04m | 00:22AM1.92m | 12:52PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.11m | 5:28PM0.26m | 5:45AM0.18m | 6:09PM0.33m | 6:23AM0.26m | 6:52PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 130 | 89 | 56 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 15 | N 12 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NNW 6 |
16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 16 | N 11 | W 16 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 121 | 186 | 349 | 21 | 19 | 45 | 93 | 93 | 78 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 23 | 14 | 586 | 175 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 375 | 692 | 60 | 599 | 175 | 160 | 420 | 372 | 184 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 420 |
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