Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
3
5
20
54
27
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM2.00m
9:49PM2.11m
10:11AM2.08m
10:31PM2.16m
10:56AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.13m
3:53AM0.04m
4:10PM0.08m
4:37AM-0.03m
4:55PM0.07m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:11
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7:09
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7:07
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8:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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2
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
16
15
12
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
6
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
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