Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
N
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
45
44
73
139
94
31
31
22
22
23
23
29
21
21
26
26
25
25
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
5
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:39AM1.89m
9:13PM2.05m
9:20AM1.94m
9:50PM2.09m
9:59AM1.97m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.28m
3:09AM0.37m
3:19PM0.22m
3:50AM0.30m
3:59PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
5
2
6
7
9
9
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
7
6
5
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