Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
13
29
43
64
72
97
19
14
14
9
8
4
7
4
4
11
9
9
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM2.09m
7:08PM2.22m
7:31AM2.17m
8:10PM2.33m
8:32AM2.24m
9:08PM2.41m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.11m
1:20AM0.26m
1:42PM0.04m
2:19AM0.19m
2:39PM-0.01m
3:15AM0.13m
clear
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
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