Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
916
470
383
341
302
259
226
232
201
191
174
215
320
300
334
326
295
279
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM1.98m
5:01AM1.97m
5:49PM2.06m
6:13AM2.03m
6:55PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.41m
11:21AM0.24m
00:02AM0.36m
12:27PM0.18m
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
16
6
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
9
8
11
11
11
11
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