
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.14m | 9:45PM2.15m | 10:14AM2.16m | 10:27PM2.12m | 10:56AM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.13m | 3:48AM0.04m | 4:07PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.06m | 4:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
40 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 13 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 |
5 | — | 43 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 14 | NNE 5 | — | N 15 | W 7 | E 8 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 12 | W 8 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
21 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 14 |
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