
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 15 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | 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-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.79m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:16PM1.82m | 6:21AM1.74m | 7:06PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.62m | 11:32AM0.49m | 00:07AM0.61m | 12:25PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 |
22 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 15 | E 17 | NW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
67 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 18 | NW 19 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | WSW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
34 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | S 2 | — |
102 | 68 | 52 | 34 | 19 | 42 | 120 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 135 | 53 | 40 | 14 | 121 | 129 | 60 | 53 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
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