Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
E
15
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
136
75
57
43
64
67
64
40
39
39
22
21
26
19
17
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM1.77m
5:21PM1.79m
5:25AM1.74m
6:16PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.59m
10:36AM0.47m
11:11PM0.62m
11:32AM0.49m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
2
1
3
3
3
4
5
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
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