Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.9
NW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
51
65
15
50
17
12
9
14
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
12
8
10
17
36
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:18PM2.00m
1:40AM1.97m
2:14PM1.97m
2:38AM1.92m
3:19PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.12m
7:28PM0.31m
7:53AM0.19m
8:28PM0.37m
8:54AM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
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