Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.6°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
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
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
12
12
8
13
26
64
77
143
299
306
279
250
339
319
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM1.97m
2:14PM1.97m
2:38AM1.92m
3:19PM1.95m
3:43AM1.90m
4:29PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.19m
8:28PM0.37m
8:54AM0.24m
9:35PM0.40m
9:59AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
11
12
12
11
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