Henderson Bay Surf Break

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
17.1° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
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)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NW
6
0.8
ENE
8
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
0.6
ENE
8
1.1
NW
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
8
22
43
85
65
223
207
150
288
368
83
307
271
53
103
38
33
21
21
21
22
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNW
40
N
30
N
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:05PM1.92m
3:27AM1.99m
4:03PM1.87m
4:18AM1.91m
5:00PM1.86m
5:10AM1.86m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.26m
8:57PM0.39m
9:30AM0.30m
9:52PM0.46m
10:22AM0.33m
10:50PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
9
10
11
8
7
7
6
7
5
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
1
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.1
NW
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
4
3
62
92
65
49
96
107
83
67
51
53
103
38
33
21
21
21
22
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.7
E
7
0.6
NE
6
0.7
N
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
3
52
25
45
12
38
26
5
13
5
5
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
20
6
21
6
2
3
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.8
WNW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.7
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
8
22
43
85
65
223
207
150
288
368
221
307
271
215
18
150
149
118
100
95
70
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
23
23
44
151
151
518
522
283
160
160
174
174
160
174
174
224
313
313
215
135
129
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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