Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 228 | 220 | 209 | 154 | 149 | 153 | 143 | 215 | 490 | 261 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 232 | 400 | 406 | 502 | 381 | 382 | 725 | 321 | 208 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.05m | 11:39AM1.90m | 00:07AM2.03m | 12:20PM1.88m | 00:47AM2.01m | 1:04PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.33m | 5:42PM0.28m | 6:20AM0.31m | 6:26PM0.31m | 7:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 228 | 77 | 209 | 154 | 149 | 153 | 143 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 413 | 321 | 208 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 10 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 11 | N 10 | — | NNW 11 | — | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 220 | 50 | 27 | 30 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 114 | 109 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 19 | 31 | 215 | 490 | 261 | 115 | 103 | 152 | 232 | 400 | 406 | 502 | 381 | 382 | 725 | — | 12 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 148 | 377 | 174 | 141 | 27 | 141 | 174 | 160 | 160 | 420 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
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