Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (10 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	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	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 9	ENE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	64	68	48	50	50	47	47	71	69	47	47	47	47	47	209	94	30	30	28	28	27	20	15	18
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		3:11AM1.99m				3:48PM1.92m				4:11AM2.00m				4:56PM1.99m				5:16AM2.03m					6:03PM2.10m
Low Tide				9:35AM0.24m				10:02PM0.42m				10:36AM0.21m				11:10PM0.39m				11:39AM0.17m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	9	8	9	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	7	9	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	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	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	64	68	48	50	50	47	47	71	69	47	47	47	47	47	70	3	30	30	28	27	15	15	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	NW 19	N 13	W 18	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	W 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11
kJ	7	15	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 13	W 19	N 13	—	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	W 18	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	NE 10	—	N 10	N 11	N 10
kJ	1	3	7	3	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	—	—	—	5	5	4	—	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 2	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	26	27	19	14	13	10	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	209	94	16	22	21	28	27	20	15	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	19	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taipa Bay	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	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	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Henderson Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (10 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website