Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
46
45
44
32
32
31
31
22
22
21
21
20
12
12
12
10
7
15
16
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
11:00AM2.07m
11:21PM2.12m
11:43AM2.06m
00:03AM2.08m
12:28PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.06m
4:59PM0.13m
5:28AM0.05m
5:45PM0.18m
6:12AM0.07m
6:33PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
7
9
10
11
10
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
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