Henderson Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Henderson Bay

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.3°C warmer than 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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
2
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1980
1816
1493
1289
1154
940
592
469
469
380
320
278
241
241
208
159
156
132
109
114
139
302
369
639
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:58PM2.02m
10:01AM1.88m
10:34PM2.01m
10:38AM1.87m
11:10PM1.99m
11:17AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.26m
3:53AM0.40m
4:03PM0.27m
4:35AM0.41m
4:42PM0.29m
5:18AM0.42m
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
7:26
7:26
7:28
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
15
14
14
14
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1980
1816
1493
1289
1154
940
592
469
469
380
320
278
241
241
208
159
156
132
109
102
82
11
11
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
31
31
31
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
11
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
2
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
N
7
Energy kJ
12
9
6
2
2
4
16
27
29
40
61
114
139
302
369
639
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
4
Distance (km)
44
149
44
148
9
53
0
0
14
0
0
9
9
27
44
148
148
148
148
151
151
364
396
585
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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