Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
1
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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
13
13
14
26
27
28
31
32
31
29
29
30
47
46
68
79
102
128
125
96
94
94
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
High Tide
5:00PM1.86m
5:10AM1.86m
5:54PM1.87m
6:02AM1.83m
6:45PM1.90m
6:52AM1.82m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.50m
11:15AM0.36m
11:45PM0.51m
12:06PM0.37m
00:37AM0.51m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
Feels °C
4
3
2
2
5
1
2
1
3
5
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
12
12
13
13
14
26
27
28
31
32
31
29
29
30
47
46
68
79
102
128
125
96
94
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.3
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
8
2
14
6
5
5
3
5
5
1
5
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
13
2
2
3
5
5
2
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
188
138
134
106
91
91
95
108
95
75
43
25
24
19
18
10
9
14
10
6
6
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
311
313
311
135
83
83
500
369
313
313
53
46
46
40
40
40
21
21
17
17
17
21
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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