Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
NW
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
E
11
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
23
22
21
21
26
41
41
25
81
74
64
41
68
127
138
89
47
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50PM2.09m
9:59AM1.97m
10:27PM2.11m
10:39AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.22m
3:50AM0.30m
3:59PM0.19m
4:31AM0.24m
4:39PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
6
5
4
6
6
6
8
7
6
8
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