Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
84
69
57
65
56
51
42
65
83
53
55
58
58
57
70
53
54
41
31
22
21
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:19AM2.20m
8:50PM2.36m
9:13AM2.26m
9:41PM2.40m
10:03AM2.27m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.19m
2:22PM0.03m
2:56AM0.12m
3:12PM0.00m
3:45AM0.07m
3:58PM0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
8
9
7
8
7
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