Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
42
29
38
38
36
37
35
22
22
22
14
14
12
12
14
14
26
56
39
58
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM2.27m
10:27PM2.38m
10:50AM2.25m
11:11PM2.32m
11:35AM2.19m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.02m
4:31AM0.06m
4:42PM0.08m
5:13AM0.08m
5:25PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
8
8
8
7
9
8
5
6
5
6
4
3
1
1
3
2
3
5
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