Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
232
238
201
191
168
223
292
307
316
309
280
295
279
319
283
306
291
284
227
138
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49PM2.06m
6:13AM2.03m
6:55PM2.17m
7:19AM2.12m
7:55PM2.28m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.24m
00:02AM0.36m
12:27PM0.18m
1:05AM0.28m
1:28PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
9
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
17
16
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