Henderson Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Henderson Bay

Issued: 11 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°C warmer than 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
711
620
499
501
604
358
215
340
279
117
97
77
61
31
23
20
25
20
18
11
20
20
9
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
N
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.85m
11:48PM1.97m
11:57AM1.82m
00:29AM1.94m
12:41PM1.79m
1:13AM1.92m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.32m
6:02AM0.42m
6:05PM0.35m
6:47AM0.41m
6:51PM0.39m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
5
26
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
2.1
N
8
0.1
N
13
2
N
8
0.1
E
11
1.4
N
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
11
8
3
499
4
454
2
215
2
2
117
97
77
61
24
20
12
25
12
18
11
20
20
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
N
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
4
3
2
9
2
3
3
55
56
33
33
19
23
18
20
20
9
11
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
E
11
0.3
N
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
8
4
3
8
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
31
21
20
9
7
7
4
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.1
NW
5
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
530
711
620
501
604
358
53
340
279
10
10
4
4
3
5
6
3
4
5
3
5
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
617
712
586
586
586
141
141
141
160
27
9
9
0
0
0
40
40
40
40
46
46
46
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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