Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.4°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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
223
320
329
251
193
118
140
118
94
111
108
90
48
64
84
84
137
137
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
0
S
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.98m
4:37AM1.88m
5:20PM1.98m
5:45AM1.89m
6:22PM2.02m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.33m
10:47AM0.26m
11:29PM0.32m
11:52AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
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