Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
10
28
83
157
219
278
240
246
286
312
422
319
294
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:49AM1.96m
3:29PM1.94m
3:52AM1.95m
4:38PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.40m
9:10AM0.24m
9:44PM0.42m
10:14AM0.25m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
3
7
5
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
14
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