Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
10
4
4
4
4
4
10
9
8
8
8
10
9
15
38
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
WSW
0
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:07AM2.02m
1:32PM1.93m
1:55AM1.99m
2:26PM1.93m
2:49AM1.96m
3:29PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.19m
7:40PM0.34m
8:12AM0.21m
8:38PM0.40m
9:10AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
5
6
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
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