Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:07AM2.06m | 7:37PM2.21m | 8:03AM2.15m | 8:28PM2.27m | 8:53AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.13m | 1:43AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.08m | 2:33AM0.08m | 2:49PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | NNE 16 | NE 9 | NW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 27 | 141 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 224 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 53 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 |
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