Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E 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) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
1.8
NNW
6
2.4
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.8
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2
N
7
2.4
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
228
220
209
154
149
153
143
215
490
261
80
56
55
232
400
406
502
381
382
725
321
208
114
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NE
25
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM2.05m
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
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
4
2
2
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
2
2
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
6
5
4
5
5
6
4
4
4
3
5
8
8
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
NNW
6
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
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
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
Energy kJ
235
228
77
209
154
149
153
143
110
108
80
80
56
55
54
56
38
36
35
33
413
321
208
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
220
50
27
30
2
2
12
4
2
40
43
32
31
31
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NW
16
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
12
11
43
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1.8
NNW
6
2.4
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.5
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2
N
7
2.4
NNW
8
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
114
109
1
2
19
31
215
490
261
115
103
152
232
400
406
502
381
382
725
12
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
7
5
4
4
9
9
1
1
Distance (km)
603
593
0
0
0
27
27
148
377
174
141
27
141
174
160
160
420
264
264
264
48
23
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
9
9
5
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
9
9
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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