Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
382
520
311
403
338
281
281
229
229
281
286
238
233
225
330
335
330
330
268
255
235
228
224
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
SW
Wind State
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-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
off
High Tide
9:40AM1.90m
10:13PM2.05m
10:19AM1.91m
10:50PM2.06m
10:58AM1.91m
11:28PM2.05m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.42m
3:41PM0.27m
4:14AM0.38m
4:21PM0.26m
4:56AM0.35m
5:01PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
2
311
2
338
281
281
229
229
281
286
238
233
225
330
335
330
330
268
255
235
228
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
94
2
2
2
2
3
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
12
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
11
0.3
E
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
296
382
520
38
403
1
13
31
31
20
57
87
95
87
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
Distance (km)
23
19
23
23
23
23
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
23
23
23
31
44
447
586
586
151
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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