Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.8
ESE
6
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
200
483
443
431
378
294
239
205
205
225
250
320
273
268
231
203
153
134
88
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
30
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM2.02m
3:32AM1.91m
4:14PM1.98m
4:37AM1.88m
5:20PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.16m
9:22PM0.31m
9:42AM0.23m
10:26PM0.33m
10:47AM0.26m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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7:00
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6:58
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7:31
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
9
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
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