Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.4°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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
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)
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
247
247
216
196
173
173
153
153
153
135
117
135
135
119
70
59
59
74
86
77
147
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM2.03m
5:30AM1.90m
5:58PM2.03m
6:31AM1.93m
6:52PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.25m
11:29AM0.28m
00:06AM0.22m
12:29PM0.29m
00:59AM0.18m
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cloud
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
3
3
3
6
1
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
18
17
17
16
17
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