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Henderson Bay Surf Photo: 'Pumping ' by Emilia

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

17.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	N	ESE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	W	N	ESE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ESE
	9 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ESE
	8 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ESE
	8 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	NNW	ESE	W
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N	ESE
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W	W	N	ESE
	8 s	cross- off	9 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	NNE	ESE
	13 s	cross- off	12 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	NNE	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	NNE	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	NNE	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	NNE
	12 s	off	11 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	NNE
	12 s	off	12 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	ESE	NE
	12 s	off	12 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	W
	12 s	off	12 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Henderson Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 52 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.1m (3.7 ft). Range 2.79m (9.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:50 pm 10 Aug 2017