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Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | |
96 | 94 | 90 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 153 | 132 | 277 | 335 | 341 | 377 | 238 | 197 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.71m | 4:25AM1.88m | 4:54PM1.79m | 5:22AM1.96m | 5:57PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.41m | 10:08PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.32m | 11:08PM0.38m | 11:43AM0.21m | 00:06AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 |
96 | 94 | 90 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 273 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 34 | 44 | 153 | 132 | 277 | 335 | 341 | 377 | — | 197 | 186 | 186 | 183 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
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