Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
44
50
48
46
45
45
44
44
44
44
46
47
48
50
23
23
28
27
27
25
31
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:30AM2.14m
9:45PM2.15m
10:14AM2.16m
10:27PM2.12m
10:56AM2.15m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.06m
3:24PM0.13m
3:48AM0.04m
4:07PM0.15m
4:29AM0.06m
4:47PM0.19m
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cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
18
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
15
16
16
15
15
16
15
17
16
15
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