Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
1.7
NNW
5
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
160
202
156
153
143
174
418
595
57
56
277
352
363
652
640
801
570
359
235
159
85
49
32
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
25
NW
40
NNW
35
N
20
N
10
ESE
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.90m
00:07AM2.03m
12:20PM1.88m
00:47AM2.01m
1:04PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.33m
5:42PM0.28m
6:20AM0.31m
6:26PM0.31m
7:04AM0.29m
7:11PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
7
5
4
5
6
5
6
6
3
8
5
7
10
13
7
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
0.8
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
Energy kJ
77
160
202
156
153
143
110
108
80
57
56
55
54
56
38
36
35
33
359
235
159
85
49
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
0.8
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
W
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
N
10
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
220
47
37
30
2
47
2
68
41
33
32
32
35
34
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.3
NW
16
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
12
3
2
42
12
12
12
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.7
NNW
5
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
2
2
18
30
174
418
595
202
172
277
352
363
652
640
801
570
5
18
14
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
1
9
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
6
27
148
259
420
528
28
174
174
174
420
264
264
265
174
23
19
40
40
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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