Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	51	49	49	49	50	50	51	32	32	30	45	45	49	70	49	47	69	69	69	68	66	68	69	68
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off
High Tide			2:19AM1.98m				2:47PM1.87m					3:11AM1.99m				3:48PM1.92m				4:11AM2.00m				4:56PM1.99m
Low Tide	8:01PM0.38m				8:40AM0.26m				8:58PM0.41m					9:35AM0.24m				10:02PM0.42m				10:36AM0.21m


	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	9	7	6	9	6	4	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	51	49	49	49	50	50	51	32	32	30	45	45	49	70	49	47	69	69	69	68	66	68	69	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 7	NW 8	NW 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 16	E 7	W 20	W 19	N 13	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	5	2	2	5	2	2	2	2	10	1	7	7	3	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NE 9	—	NW 12	NW 16	NW 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	N 13	N 13	—	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	W 18
kJ	5	5	5	3	—	6	10	11	4	3	3	3	—	3	3	—	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	15	13	13	7	4	7	28	36	38	29	27	27	21	14	10	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	40	40	0	40	40	0	69	532	532	40	193	193	40	21	40	40	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge	The Ledge			The Ledge	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Takou Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	6	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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