Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
0
0
0
1
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)
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
172
168
165
141
113
111
88
86
84
73
54
52
52
52
52
51
39
39
40
40
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:20PM2.08m
7:50AM2.02m
8:12PM2.13m
8:42AM2.09m
9:00PM2.16m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.23m
1:27AM0.19m
1:49PM0.18m
2:18AM0.11m
2:39PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
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7:36
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
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