Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E 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 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
15
6
6
14
6
13
19
43
75
102
98
64
40
15
10
21
8
8
7
4
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:03PM2.10m
6:25AM2.09m
7:08PM2.22m
7:31AM2.17m
8:10PM2.33m
8:32AM2.24m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.34m
12:42PM0.11m
1:20AM0.26m
1:42PM0.04m
2:19AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
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