Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1.1
N
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
0.9
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
53
29
50
48
47
45
44
53
94
212
60
26
27
22
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:34PM1.99m
8:39AM1.89m
9:13PM2.05m
9:20AM1.94m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.45m
2:39PM0.28m
3:09AM0.37m
3:19PM0.22m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
2
7
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
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