Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
16
23
23
23
23
23
37
94
160
200
212
161
203
114
62
34
17
17
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:45AM2.07m
11:57PM2.00m
12:25PM1.97m
00:35AM1.89m
1:07PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.29m
5:58AM0.23m
6:21PM0.39m
6:39AM0.34m
7:07PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
5
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
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