Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
216
150
144
141
117
115
96
90
86
68
68
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
16
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM2.38m
12:26PM2.17m
00:57AM2.29m
1:17PM2.08m
1:47AM2.19m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.01m
6:11AM0.14m
6:22PM0.10m
7:01AM0.18m
7:13PM0.21m
7:51AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
220
216
150
144
141
117
115
96
90
86
68
68
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
16
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NW
4
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
3
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
17
8
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
14
60
121
264
46
46
44
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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