Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 85 | 131 | 135 | 152 | 131 | 197 | 114 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.97m | 00:35AM1.89m | 1:07PM1.87m | 1:15AM1.79m | 1:55PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.39m | 6:39AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.49m | 7:24AM0.44m | 7:59PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 131 | 114 | 59 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | N 8 | NW 12 | NE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 11 | N 11 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 85 | 131 | 135 | 152 | 131 | 197 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 99 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 63 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 585 | 585 | 585 | 9 | 23 | 60 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 160 | 184 | 40 | 313 | 53 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 129 | 508 | 560 | 560 |
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