Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
223
181
143
83
80
56
38
38
25
24
24
24
24
13
6
12
12
14
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:53PM2.22m
12:18PM2.10m
00:34AM2.10m
1:01PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.16m
5:55AM0.13m
6:09PM0.26m
6:36AM0.21m
6:53PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
7
8
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