Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
8
29
66
117
164
145
66
68
56
48
64
67
41
40
40
39
22
21
21
18
17
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM1.84m
4:23PM1.80m
4:29AM1.77m
5:21PM1.79m
5:25AM1.74m
6:16PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.43m
10:11PM0.59m
10:36AM0.47m
11:11PM0.62m
11:32AM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
7
10
11
8
2
1
3
3
3
4
6
7
9
6
8
7
8
7
7
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