
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 247 | 247 | 216 | 196 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 135 | 117 | 135 | 135 | 119 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 86 | 77 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.03m | 5:30AM1.90m | 5:58PM2.03m | 6:31AM1.93m | 6:52PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.25m | 11:29AM0.28m | 00:06AM0.22m | 12:29PM0.29m | 00:59AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
275 | 247 | 247 | 216 | 196 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 135 | 117 | 135 | 135 | 2 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 86 | 77 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | N 11 | — | N 19 | N 19 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 17 | N 10 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
4 | 4 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 15 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 17 | N 15 | N 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | NE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | NNE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 119 | 18 | 32 | 51 | 74 | — | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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