Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
12
19
29
24
20
10
7
5
7
7
10
10
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM1.76m
3:41PM1.74m
3:42AM1.68m
4:44PM1.72m
4:43AM1.65m
5:43PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.49m
9:33PM0.64m
9:55AM0.55m
10:34PM0.66m
10:55AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
12
10
10
10
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