Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Henderson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
1.1
E
4
1.1
E
5
0.3
NE
15
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
26
41
41
42
50
37
91
95
187
217
157
99
73
51
45
32
27
27
27
13
24
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
30
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:59AM1.97m
10:27PM2.11m
10:39AM1.98m
11:05PM2.11m
11:19AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.30m
3:59PM0.19m
4:31AM0.24m
4:39PM0.18m
5:12AM0.20m
5:20PM0.20m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
6
4
5
4
7
5
7
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
10
11
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