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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
18.1° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | |
1308 | 1228 | 1341 | 1575 | 1676 | 1822 | 1970 | 2090 | 2034 | 2475 | 2622 | 2648 | 2674 | 2968 | 3109 | 3317 | 3080 | 2938 | 2748 | 2567 | 2570 | 2364 | 2086 | 1834 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:19AM2.23m | 1:40PM2.03m | 2:15AM2.14m | 2:37PM1.95m | 3:10AM2.07m | 3:36PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.20m | 7:40PM0.19m | 8:21AM0.24m | 8:36PM0.27m | 9:15AM0.27m | 9:32PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 12 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 2170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
1308 | 1228 | 1341 | 1575 | 1676 | 1822 | 1970 | 2090 | 2034 | 2475 | 2622 | 2648 | 2674 | 2968 | 3109 | 3317 | 3080 | 2938 | 2748 | 2567 | 2570 | 2364 | 2086 | 1834 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 48 | 48 | 259 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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