Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
95
218
445
387
202
181
159
167
140
87
58
41
26
10
16
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM1.90m
4:29PM1.97m
4:54AM1.91m
5:38PM2.03m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.40m
9:59AM0.27m
10:43PM0.38m
11:07AM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
8
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
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