Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
64
40
40
39
22
21
37
29
21
18
36
33
31
29
28
27
30
55
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM1.79m
5:25AM1.74m
6:16PM1.82m
6:21AM1.74m
7:06PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.62m
11:32AM0.49m
00:07AM0.61m
12:25PM0.46m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
3
4
5
6
9
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
9
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