Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
114
79
55
108
108
79
48
47
67
99
134
176
172
154
184
176
168
165
135
126
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
W
10
NW
15
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:20PM1.98m
5:45AM1.89m
6:22PM2.02m
6:51AM1.94m
7:20PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.26m
11:29PM0.32m
11:52AM0.26m
00:31AM0.26m
12:54PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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6:54
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7:34
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
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