Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
16
15
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
12
16
21
24
25
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:40PM1.80m
2:47AM1.76m
3:41PM1.74m
3:42AM1.68m
4:44PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.57m
8:58AM0.49m
9:33PM0.64m
9:55AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
9
9
10
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
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