Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.9°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
2
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
159
267
89
74
74
59
43
42
29
27
19
12
17
10
17
7
7
4
4
5
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM2.16m
10:02PM2.17m
10:33AM2.24m
10:51PM2.19m
11:22AM2.28m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.09m
4:10AM-0.10m
4:35PM0.07m
4:57AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:51
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7:52
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 mm
1
3
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
14
13
12
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
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