Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
20
20
20
19
34
55
97
124
152
162
198
210
240
240
237
223
223
217
193
199
215
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM2.08m
2:02PM2.18m
2:24AM2.01m
3:01PM2.11m
3:23AM1.95m
4:02PM2.06m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.05m
8:13PM0.21m
8:28AM0.13m
9:11PM0.24m
9:28AM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:24
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6:24
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7:55
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7:57
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7:57
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1
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1
1
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2
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
13
13
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