Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.1°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
8
12
18
18
18
17
27
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
27
28
27
26
26
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
0
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM1.75m
3:10AM1.64m
4:02PM1.73m
4:06AM1.62m
5:00PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.50m
9:21PM0.57m
9:31AM0.54m
10:16PM0.57m
10:29AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
13
11
9
9
10
9
11
12
14
13
9
10
11
10
10
10
13
9
8
9
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