Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NNW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 82 | 84 | 59 | 80 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:26PM2.04m | 8:56AM2.05m | 9:14PM2.12m | 9:44AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.24m | 2:36AM0.07m | 2:57PM0.15m | 3:23AM-0.03m | 3:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | N 3 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 73 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | N 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 11 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 82 | 84 | 59 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 605 | 603 | 44 | 184 | 151 | 151 | 614 | 694 | 712 | 160 | 9 | 0 |
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