Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
56
62
53
83
65
52
55
58
58
55
53
53
55
44
31
21
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:50PM2.36m
9:13AM2.26m
9:41PM2.40m
10:03AM2.27m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.03m
2:56AM0.12m
3:12PM0.00m
3:45AM0.07m
3:58PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
5
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
11
10
12
11
10
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
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