Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 113 | 204 | 309 | 303 | 247 | 310 | 188 | 195 | 200 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.93m | 2:49AM1.96m | 3:29PM1.94m | 3:52AM1.95m | 4:38PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.40m | 9:10AM0.24m | 9:44PM0.42m | 10:14AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 188 | 195 | 200 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 13 | N 14 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 8 | N 14 | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 113 | 204 | 309 | 303 | 247 | 310 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 271 | 264 | 326 | 377 | 151 | 151 | 264 | 151 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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