Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.7
NNW
5
2
NW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
2.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
330
324
300
235
228
220
209
202
156
153
150
161
321
97
80
80
77
52
141
116
122
368
603
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:58AM1.91m
11:28PM2.05m
11:39AM1.90m
00:07AM2.03m
12:20PM1.88m
00:47AM2.01m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.26m
5:38AM0.33m
5:42PM0.28m
6:20AM0.31m
6:26PM0.31m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
2
2
7
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
8
6
2
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
N
6
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
1.1
NNW
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
330
330
324
300
235
228
81
209
202
156
153
150
110
108
97
80
30
77
52
54
57
55
54
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
E
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
WNW
17
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
3
6
2
2
2
220
53
40
26
17
2
80
34
80
12
4
7
13
28
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
W
11
0.5
N
6
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
19
12
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.7
NNW
5
2
NW
6
1
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
2.5
NNW
7
Energy kJ
32
49
72
106
139
150
5
6
3
1
3
19
161
321
37
17
15
41
96
141
116
122
368
603
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
44
44
586
593
603
9
0
0
0
9
39
60
259
484
174
9
9
39
141
148
14
131
148
176
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
9
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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