Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
12
12
29
33
34
34
54
33
33
52
51
46
45
45
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:03AM1.98m
6:40PM2.12m
7:07AM2.06m
7:37PM2.21m
8:03AM2.15m
8:28PM2.27m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.20m
00:49AM0.24m
1:11PM0.13m
1:43AM0.15m
2:02PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
7
7
8
9
9
11
11
10
8
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
8
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