Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

15.7° C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	N 5	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 5	NNW 6	N 5	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	E 14	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	52	64	56	43	32	12	8	8	4	7	4	4	11	11	9	11	17	19	17	18	32	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	W	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			7:31AM2.17m				8:10PM2.33m				8:32AM2.24m					9:08PM2.41m				9:29AM2.29m				10:02PM2.45m
Low Tide	1:20AM0.26m				1:42PM0.04m				2:19AM0.19m				2:39PM-0.01m					3:15AM0.13m				3:31PM-0.04m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	10	11	12	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 10	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	N 5	NNE 4	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5
kJ	5	2	5	5	13	12	8	4	4	7	3	4	4	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	19	12	12	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 11	E 10	E 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NE 10	NNW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	NE 10	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	2	5	2	2	15	8	8	8	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	8	2	4	15	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	N 10	—	N 10	NE 11	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NNW 6	E 9	NE 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	NW 16	NW 17	NW 17	W 17	E 14	E 10	NNE 6	NE 10	NE 9
kJ	5	2	—	2	5	4	2	4	3	2	4	2	11	11	9	11	11	12	6	4	2	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—
kJ	52	64	56	43	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	19	17	18	32	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	1	5	1	1	4	4	4
Distance (km)	151	151	151	0	0	53	31	31	23	23	23	23	45	23	23	23	23	53	45	53	0	46	46	46
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Scott Point	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	1	5	1	1	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Scott Point Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	3	5	2	2	4	4	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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