Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

15.6°C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	111	88	86	84	82	54	52	52	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	42	50	48	46	45	45
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			7:50AM2.02m				8:12PM2.13m				8:42AM2.09m				9:00PM2.16m				9:30AM2.14m				9:45PM2.15m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.19m				1:49PM0.18m				2:18AM0.11m				2:39PM0.15m				3:05AM0.06m				3:24PM0.13m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	111	88	86	84	82	54	52	52	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	25	19	48	46	45	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 10	NE 12	NW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	W 17	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 9	—	N 16	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5
kJ	3	2	6	4	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	2	4	2	—	5	—	42	50	19	13	13	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 12	NW 12	N 12	W 17	W 17	—	N 11	—	N 11	—	W 16	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	N 15	—
kJ	—	3	6	3	6	6	—	2	—	2	—	5	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	—	—	NNW 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	4	7	7	7	11	18	21	30	31	33	39	—	—	24	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Henderson Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	44	44	31	31	141	23	9	9	6	0	0	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9	9

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