Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
49
49
49
50
50
51
32
32
30
45
45
49
70
49
47
69
69
69
68
66
68
69
68
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:19AM1.98m
2:47PM1.87m
3:11AM1.99m
3:48PM1.92m
4:11AM2.00m
4:56PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.38m
8:40AM0.26m
8:58PM0.41m
9:35AM0.24m
10:02PM0.42m
10:36AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
6
9
6
4
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
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