Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.5
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
220
395
154
92
58
40
23
24
37
24
24
23
23
14
14
14
15
15
28
105
72
25
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:14PM2.04m
00:22AM1.92m
12:52PM1.96m
00:59AM1.84m
1:31PM1.88m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.18m
6:09PM0.33m
6:23AM0.26m
6:52PM0.41m
7:03AM0.35m
7:38PM0.48m
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clear
cloud
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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7:40
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3
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Temp °C
17
18
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
10
8
8
8
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
4
3
4
8
10
10
7
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