
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 220 | 395 | 154 | 92 | 58 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 105 | 72 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.04m | 00:22AM1.92m | 12:52PM1.96m | 00:59AM1.84m | 1:31PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.18m | 6:09PM0.33m | 6:23AM0.26m | 6:52PM0.41m | 7:03AM0.35m | 7:38PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
24 | 46 | 36 | 154 | 92 | 58 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
11 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | — | E 16 | N 11 | W 17 | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 14 | N 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | E 8 | E 7 | — |
91 | 220 | 395 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 50 | 89 | 84 | 50 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 105 | 72 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 617 | 634 | 0 | 129 | 141 | 28 | 141 | 371 | 247 | 72 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 447 | 165 | 193 | 193 | 69 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
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