Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
420
236
219
252
254
237
516
378
428
361
301
186
95
57
41
28
18
44
38
37
36
34
33
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
0
ESE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:07AM2.03m
12:20PM1.88m
00:47AM2.01m
1:04PM1.86m
1:31AM1.99m
1:52PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.31m
6:26PM0.31m
7:04AM0.29m
7:11PM0.35m
7:50AM0.28m
8:01PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
3
7
7
10
14
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
80
82
57
55
53
55
58
56
35
33
32
301
186
95
57
41
28
18
44
38
37
36
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
13
0.3
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.2
WNW
17
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
78
40
70
27
31
32
35
19
18
18
18
10
5
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
12
12
12
6
3
2
1
6
6
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
0.4
SW
3
1.1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
501
420
236
219
252
254
237
516
378
428
361
2
41
56
26
37
37
30
37
37
37
37
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
176
174
604
174
174
148
264
264
264
176
148
0
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
8
7
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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