Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
57
31
31
55
55
54
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:21AM1.74m
7:06PM1.87m
7:11AM1.78m
7:52PM1.93m
7:57AM1.83m
8:34PM1.99m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.46m
00:57AM0.58m
1:14PM0.41m
1:43AM0.52m
1:58PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
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