Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
27
16
17
18
36
33
31
29
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM1.82m
6:21AM1.74m
7:06PM1.87m
7:11AM1.78m
7:52PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.49m
00:07AM0.61m
12:25PM0.46m
00:57AM0.58m
1:14PM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
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