Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.80m | 7:24PM1.96m | 7:43AM1.90m | 8:06PM2.04m | 8:27AM2.00m | 8:49PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.40m | 12:57PM0.32m | 1:25AM0.27m | 1:42PM0.22m | 3:10AM0.15m | 2:26PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | E 16 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 62 | 69 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 121 | 121 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 141 | 175 | 604 | 609 | 165 |
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