Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.2° C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	45	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	200	122	30
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:19AM1.98m				2:47PM1.87m					3:11AM1.99m				3:48PM1.92m				4:11AM2.00m				4:56PM1.99m
Low Tide			8:40AM0.26m				8:58PM0.41m					9:35AM0.24m				10:02PM0.42m				10:36AM0.21m				11:10PM0.39m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	8	7	8	7	9	6	6	6	6	5	4	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	8	10	11	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 12	E 10
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	25	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	66	3	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 7	N 12	NW 5	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	E 10	NW 20	NW 19	W 19	W 18	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	45	15	15	7	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 12	—	NW 7	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	—	W 18	W 18
kJ	5	5	—	2	10	11	11	10	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	5	7	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 5
kJ	13	16	14	4	1	12	25	24	27	27	27	21	19	10	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	200	122	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	6	40	40	40	40	532	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge		Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	Black Swamp	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	5	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	5	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Barbel Point South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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