Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.2°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
28
27
28
28
31
32
30
26
26
30
41
41
41
23
45
109
173
319
76
48
37
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27PM2.12m
10:56AM2.15m
11:07PM2.07m
11:36AM2.11m
11:45PM2.00m
12:14PM2.04m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.06m
4:47PM0.19m
5:07AM0.11m
5:28PM0.26m
5:45AM0.18m
6:09PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:47
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6:46
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7:38
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7:39
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7:39
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 mm
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5
6
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
13
12
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
9
6
9
8
6
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