Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
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)
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
33
34
34
33
33
53
52
51
46
45
45
45
44
44
44
44
26
25
25
42
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:07AM2.06m
7:37PM2.21m
8:03AM2.15m
8:28PM2.27m
8:53AM2.20m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.13m
1:43AM0.15m
2:02PM0.08m
2:33AM0.08m
2:49PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
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