Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (29 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (29 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 29								Tuesday 30								Wednesday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	123	125	165	204	200	242	562	347	338	400	338	288	237	520	509	573	354	356	356	356	356	225	374	347
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	7:33PM1.94m				7:39AM1.84m				8:17PM1.97m				8:21AM1.86m				8:58PM2.00m					9:02AM1.88m
Low Tide			1:24AM0.50m				1:40PM0.35m				2:08AM0.48m				2:22PM0.32m				2:51AM0.45m					3:01PM0.29m


	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	14	13	12	11	9	12	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	11	11	9	9	10	11	10	11	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	N 10
kJ	123	125	165	204	200	242	247	4	338	400	338	288	237	237	228	268	3	2	2	2	356	121	374	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	N 10	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	—	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	562	347	—	—	—	—	—	520	509	573	354	356	356	356	—	225	—	347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	17	17	17	17	19	17	19	19	19	17	19	19	19	19	31	19	19	19	19	17	23	23	23	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taronui Bay	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Inner Pool South Africa	Lebu Chile	Heaven South Africa	Hell South Africa	Hell South Africa	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Boneyards South Africa	El Gringo Chile	El Gringo Chile	El Gringo Chile	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	El Gringo Chile	El Gringo Chile	El Gringo Chile
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	9	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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