Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
17
36
53
59
217
251
203
284
269
221
81
72
55
55
35
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:10PM1.99m
2:36AM2.09m
3:05PM1.92m
3:27AM1.99m
4:03PM1.87m
4:18AM1.91m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.31m
8:40AM0.26m
8:57PM0.39m
9:30AM0.30m
9:52PM0.46m
10:22AM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
9
7
7
5
5
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
2
14
44
66
91
94
104
87
77
59
55
55
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
6
31
6
70
72
35
17
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
81
31
20
13
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.3
W
5
1.8
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
17
36
53
59
217
251
203
284
269
221
85
160
181
165
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
3
Distance (km)
44
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
151
151
518
518
521
528
528
519
174
377
174
283
326
369
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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