Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

15.8° C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	4s
Evening (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	NNW 4	NNW 4	E 14	NE 10	E 14	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
Wave Graph
kJ	9	11	9	7	4	15	4	16	28	58	56	96	94	91	84	81	79	74	40	41	42	41	39	39
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:29AM2.29m				10:02PM2.45m				10:23AM2.30m				10:53PM2.44m				11:13AM2.26m				11:41PM2.39m
Low Tide		3:15AM0.13m				3:31PM-0.04m				4:08AM0.10m				4:21PM-0.02m				4:58AM0.09m				5:09PM0.04m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:37
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	15	13	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	12	10	11	11	11	10	10	12	10	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	4	4	9	7	3	3	2	2	28	58	56	96	94	91	84	81	79	74	40	41	42	41	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	NE 10	E 14	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 15	E 15
kJ	9	9	4	4	4	15	4	16	1	1	1	8	8	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	13	13	39	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 17	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 9	E 13	NE 9	NE 9	NW 4	NNE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	W 17	W 18
kJ	—	11	8	2	2	4	2	3	13	3	3	1	7	4	4	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	1	4	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	48	46	121	46	46	44	44	14	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	39	27	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	1	4	4	5	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	2	4	4	9	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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