Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
21
64
121
218
285
303
338
462
514
657
735
391
310
238
207
173
173
151
151
151
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM1.94m
3:52AM1.95m
4:38PM1.98m
5:01AM1.97m
5:49PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.24m
9:44PM0.42m
10:14AM0.25m
10:54PM0.41m
11:21AM0.24m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
3
7
6
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
9
11
10
10
10
11
14
15
15
15
12
10
12
12
13
13
13
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