Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
9
8
8
8
10
15
51
113
204
309
303
247
310
188
195
200
209
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM1.93m
2:49AM1.96m
3:29PM1.94m
3:52AM1.95m
4:38PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.40m
9:10AM0.24m
9:44PM0.42m
10:14AM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
5
7
5
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
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