Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.6°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
10
8
8
5
4
4
4
4
12
21
18
9
6
6
3
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM2.17m
12:13PM2.28m
00:33AM2.13m
1:06PM2.24m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.08m
5:46AM-0.10m
6:20PM0.11m
6:37AM-0.04m
7:16PM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
9
7
8
10
10
9
9
10
8
8
9
10
9
10
10
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