Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
ENE
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
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
30
37
31
57
32
18
15
15
15
6
6
14
14
9
20
51
73
87
49
36
26
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
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
cross-off
off
High Tide
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
1:42PM0.04m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
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