Henderson Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Henderson Bay

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°C warmer than 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
1.5
N
6
2
N
6
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
N
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
112
109
88
84
144
314
635
672
600
454
604
358
253
337
297
138
101
71
59
32
32
30
19
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10PM1.99m
11:17AM1.85m
11:48PM1.97m
11:57AM1.82m
00:29AM1.94m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.29m
5:18AM0.42m
5:22PM0.32m
6:02AM0.42m
6:05PM0.35m
6:47AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
3
8
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
12
13
14
13
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
2
N
8
0.1
E
11
1.5
N
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
156
112
109
88
84
82
10
8
3
4
4
454
2
253
2
2
138
70
65
59
20
20
30
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
11
8
8
3
3
2
8
2
3
3
48
101
71
32
32
17
17
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
24
32
12
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
2
N
6
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
0.9
NW
5
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
57
59
58
67
83
144
314
635
672
600
454
604
358
33
337
297
9
9
9
4
5
4
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
148
148
148
160
364
396
586
499
160
160
160
27
141
39
9
9
9
0
0
0
21
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
3
1
3
2
2
4
1
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
3
2
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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