Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
3
8
8
18
40
99
216
216
93
84
62
39
41
66
64
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:24PM1.84m
3:35AM1.84m
4:23PM1.80m
4:29AM1.77m
5:21PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.36m
9:13PM0.53m
9:41AM0.43m
10:11PM0.59m
10:36AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
7
3
1
3
3
4
5
6
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