
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 64 | 77 | 143 | 299 | 306 | 279 | 250 | 339 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.97m | 2:14PM1.97m | 2:38AM1.92m | 3:19PM1.95m | 3:43AM1.90m | 4:29PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.19m | 8:28PM0.37m | 8:54AM0.24m | 9:35PM0.40m | 9:59AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 17 | NW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 17 | W 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 15 | NW 16 | W 17 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 64 | 77 | 143 | 299 | 306 | 279 | 250 | 339 | 319 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 586 | 586 | 23 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 609 | 603 | 586 | 586 | 396 | 484 | 229 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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