Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
39
22
21
38
29
19
18
36
33
31
29
28
27
29
55
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.74m
6:16PM1.82m
6:21AM1.74m
7:06PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.62m
11:32AM0.49m
00:07AM0.61m
12:25PM0.46m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
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