Henderson Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Henderson Bay

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.4°C warmer than 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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.3
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
675
636
585
604
287
385
349
390
193
82
58
45
34
32
20
21
26
19
19
18
12
8
18
17
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:48PM1.97m
11:57AM1.82m
00:29AM1.94m
12:41PM1.79m
1:13AM1.92m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.32m
6:02AM0.42m
6:05PM0.35m
6:47AM0.41m
6:51PM0.39m
7:33AM0.40m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
5
24
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
12
10
11
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
9
11
11
9
11
10
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
4
4
454
287
2
2
276
193
82
58
45
33
20
18
17
26
19
19
18
9
8
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
58
48
26
25
24
12
12
20
12
13
7
12
7
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
24
20
35
34
32
20
21
2
2
2
2
7
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
0.9
NW
5
1.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NW
9
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
675
636
585
604
35
385
349
390
9
10
4
2
3
5
5
3
5
5
3
3
5
5
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
586
586
251
141
141
160
160
14
9
14
0
0
0
21
40
40
40
40
46
46
46
46
175
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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