Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
86
68
56
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
10
10
6
6
8
15
11
14
21
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:26PM2.17m
00:57AM2.29m
1:17PM2.08m
1:47AM2.19m
2:10PM1.99m
2:36AM2.09m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.10m
7:01AM0.18m
7:13PM0.21m
7:51AM0.22m
8:04PM0.31m
8:40AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
16
13
14
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
90
86
68
56
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NW
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
2
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
3
1
2
8
15
11
14
21
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
8
14
14
14
60
142
46
46
46
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
8
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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