Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
19
0.3
E
18
0.3
E
18
0.4
E
18
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
58
56
96
94
91
84
81
79
75
40
41
42
41
39
39
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM2.30m
10:53PM2.44m
11:13AM2.26m
11:41PM2.39m
12:02PM2.20m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.10m
4:21PM-0.02m
4:58AM0.09m
5:09PM0.04m
5:45AM0.11m
5:55PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
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