
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
330 | 330 | 324 | 300 | 235 | 228 | 220 | 209 | 202 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 161 | 321 | 97 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 52 | 141 | 116 | 122 | 368 | 603 | |
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-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.91m | 11:28PM2.05m | 11:39AM1.90m | 00:07AM2.03m | 12:20PM1.88m | 00:47AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.26m | 5:38AM0.33m | 5:42PM0.28m | 6:20AM0.31m | 6:26PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NNW 6 | E 10 | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
330 | 330 | 324 | 300 | 235 | 228 | 81 | 209 | 202 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 110 | 108 | 97 | 80 | 30 | 77 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | N 10 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | — | — | E 10 | NNW 7 | E 10 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 17 | N 9 | — |
2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 80 | 34 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 11 | N 10 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
32 | 49 | 72 | 106 | 139 | 150 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 161 | 321 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 96 | 141 | 116 | 122 | 368 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 586 | 593 | 603 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 60 | 259 | 484 | 174 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 141 | 148 | 14 | 131 | 148 | 176 |
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