Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | E 11 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 72 | 81 | 42 | 47 | 92 | 134 | 121 | 94 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.94m | 9:50PM2.09m | 9:59AM1.97m | 10:27PM2.11m | 10:39AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.22m | 3:50AM0.30m | 3:59PM0.19m | 4:31AM0.24m | 4:39PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 47 | 92 | 134 | 121 | 94 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 16 | NE 16 | E 11 | NW 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NW 11 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NNW 6 | N 5 | ENE 2 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 72 | 81 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 23 | 264 | 264 | 259 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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