Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
383
341
302
259
266
238
201
163
174
243
307
300
397
388
334
346
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01AM1.97m
5:49PM2.06m
6:13AM2.03m
6:55PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.41m
11:21AM0.24m
00:02AM0.36m
12:27PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
8
9
10
11
10
11
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