
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 9 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.17m | 12:13PM2.28m | 00:33AM2.13m | 1:06PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.08m | 5:46AM-0.10m | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:37AM-0.04m | 7:16PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 |
6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 18 | N 18 | SSW 3 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 12 | NNE 8 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 15 | NE 15 | N 15 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 17 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 |
31 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 175 | 175 | 350 | 500 | 495 | 603 | 609 | 634 | 603 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 420 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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