Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
441
776
638
470
374
341
302
259
221
191
191
163
163
174
233
281
262
295
256
281
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM1.98m
5:01AM1.97m
5:49PM2.06m
6:13AM2.03m
6:55PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.25m
10:54PM0.41m
11:21AM0.24m
00:02AM0.36m
12:27PM0.18m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
8
16
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
9
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