Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
66
95
189
298
54
74
77
61
43
41
28
20
18
12
11
7
7
7
4
4
11
5
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM2.16m
10:02PM2.17m
10:33AM2.24m
10:51PM2.19m
11:22AM2.28m
Low Tide
3:23AM-0.03m
3:46PM0.09m
4:10AM-0.10m
4:35PM0.07m
4:57AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.08m
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6:31
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6:28
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7:52
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
12
12
10
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
11
11
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