Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
27
26
18
17
17
14
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
6
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57AM2.05m
2:28PM1.92m
2:45AM1.93m
3:24PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.34m
8:01AM0.28m
8:19PM0.44m
8:49AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
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