Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
1.8
NNW
6
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
330
330
330
324
300
290
228
220
202
195
156
153
143
222
108
80
80
80
54
76
152
183
341
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.91m
11:28PM2.05m
11:39AM1.90m
00:07AM2.03m
12:20PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.35m
5:01PM0.26m
5:38AM0.33m
5:42PM0.28m
6:20AM0.31m
6:26PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
3
2
1
1
3
1
4
3
1
1
9
4
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
9
10
11
14
13
13
13
12
10
6
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
E
10
0.7
NW
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
335
330
330
330
324
300
290
228
95
202
195
156
153
143
112
63
44
80
32
54
52
54
58
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
12
0.9
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.7
N
6
0.6
E
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.6
E
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
2
2
2
220
62
48
3
2
2
2
36
80
12
80
12
4
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
NW
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
E
10
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
59
4
2
2
108
1
12
1
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
1
NNW
4
1.8
NNW
6
1.1
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
1
NW
4
0.7
W
4
1
WNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
12
21
32
49
56
100
122
150
2
26
27
37
222
42
12
30
13
37
76
152
183
341
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
6
Distance (km)
23
23
44
377
586
593
599
9
0
0
0
6
160
148
377
174
14
39
9
148
148
283
264
373
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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