Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
9
15
31
45
64
107
208
261
371
415
426
464
634
666
541
435
392
352
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
SE
35
S
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30AM1.81m
8:03PM1.97m
8:14AM1.90m
8:43PM2.05m
8:56AM1.97m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.34m
1:58AM0.37m
2:13PM0.24m
2:41AM0.26m
2:54PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
15
15
9
6
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