Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 109 | 251 | 196 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.93m | 3:24PM1.84m | 3:35AM1.84m | 4:23PM1.80m | 4:29AM1.77m | 5:21PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.36m | 9:13PM0.53m | 9:41AM0.43m | 10:11PM0.59m | 10:36AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 10 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 109 | 251 | 196 | 61 | 130 | 120 | 107 | 95 | 70 | 56 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 372 | 585 | 570 | 585 | 151 | 151 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 9 | 60 | 371 | 585 | 585 | 614 | 60 | 53 | 9 |
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