Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
47
47
46
45
28
33
34
18
15
15
15
6
6
6
9
20
31
54
81
95
23
15
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM1.99m
5:16AM2.03m
6:03PM2.10m
6:25AM2.09m
7:08PM2.22m
7:31AM2.17m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.39m
11:39AM0.17m
00:16AM0.34m
12:42PM0.11m
1:20AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
9
8
9
8
8
9
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
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