Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 am 16 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
26
26
30
45
52
52
73
80
117
127
211
211
211
251
280
270
283
278
273
229
233
233
229
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM2.26m
9:23PM2.43m
9:44AM2.29m
10:19PM2.46m
10:40AM2.28m
11:13PM2.44m
Low Tide
2:54PM-0.08m
3:31AM0.10m
3:48PM-0.09m
4:26AM0.09m
4:40PM-0.05m
5:20AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
Energy kJ
22
26
26
30
45
52
52
73
80
117
127
211
211
211
251
280
270
283
278
273
229
233
233
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
NNE
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
W
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
50
26
11
3
1
3
3
9
9
19
18
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
9
13
13
6
5
3
3
5
4
3
3
5
4
5
4
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
46
46
52
52
28
0
0
0
40
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
17
0
0
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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