Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	22	26	26	30	45	52	52	73	80	117	127	211	211	211	251	280	270	283	278	273	229	233	233	229
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	8:47AM2.26m					9:23PM2.43m				9:44AM2.29m				10:19PM2.46m				10:40AM2.28m				11:13PM2.44m
Low Tide			2:54PM-0.08m					3:31AM0.10m				3:48PM-0.09m				4:26AM0.09m				4:40PM-0.05m				5:20AM0.11m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	14	12	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	22	26	26	30	45	52	52	73	80	117	127	211	211	211	251	280	270	283	278	273	229	233	233	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	NNE 12	N 12	N 12	E 12	W 4	E 12	E 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	—	4	4	4	4	3	3	—	—	—	50	26	11	3	1	3	3	9	9	19	18	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	—	E 12	E 12	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	—	3	3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	3	3	3	2	3	9	13	13	6	5	3	3	5	4	3	3	5	4	5	4	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	46	46	52	52	28	0	0	0	40	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Tapotupoto Bay	Tapotupoto Bay	Tapotupoto Bay	Taupo Bay	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	6	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	6	5	6

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