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Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | |
247 | 234 | 173 | 173 | 135 | 123 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 59 | 73 | 94 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.80m | 2:48PM1.68m | 3:29AM1.83m | 3:49PM1.71m | 4:25AM1.88m | 4:54PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.48m | 8:57AM0.47m | 9:09PM0.48m | 9:52AM0.41m | 10:08PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
247 | 234 | 173 | 173 | 135 | 123 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 59 | 73 | 94 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | N 10 |
25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 31 |
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