Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
7
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
68
42
64
67
41
41
40
39
22
21
40
30
22
19
36
33
31
29
28
27
53
31
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM1.77m
5:21PM1.79m
5:25AM1.74m
6:16PM1.82m
6:21AM1.74m
7:06PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.47m
11:11PM0.62m
11:32AM0.49m
00:07AM0.61m
12:25PM0.46m
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
7
8
6
8
8
7
8
10
8
8
7
9
8
7
8
9
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