Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). 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 (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NE
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
17
12
5
14
18
8
13
12
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
15
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM1.70m
6:39PM1.86m
6:56AM1.80m
7:24PM1.96m
7:43AM1.90m
8:06PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.43m
00:38AM0.40m
12:57PM0.32m
1:25AM0.27m
1:42PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
7
8
8
9
5
7
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
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