Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
23
22
22
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
78
62
19
15
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
SSW
0
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.96m
00:24AM2.06m
12:44PM1.95m
1:07AM2.02m
1:32PM1.93m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.18m
6:03PM0.24m
6:36AM0.18m
6:49PM0.29m
7:22AM0.19m
7:40PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
4
3
1
3
6
7
6
5
6
6
5
6
9
8
9
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