Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
408
335
330
330
330
324
300
290
228
220
202
191
188
146
143
143
108
106
80
80
77
74
96
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:50PM2.06m
10:58AM1.91m
11:28PM2.05m
11:39AM1.90m
00:07AM2.03m
12:20PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.35m
5:01PM0.26m
5:38AM0.33m
5:42PM0.28m
6:20AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
10
9
2
4
5
5
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
225
408
335
330
330
330
324
300
290
228
220
202
191
188
146
143
143
53
106
80
80
77
74
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.1
W
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
94
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
46
37
23
19
3
108
30
5
5
5
13
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
5
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
1
NNW
4
1.5
NNW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
12
20
26
52
66
85
122
89
25
32
133
25
15
30
35
18
35
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
19
23
23
23
31
44
586
585
604
9
0
0
0
9
60
148
151
14
9
27
14
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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