Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
E
11
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
11
4
4
4
5
10
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38PM1.95m
8:07AM1.92m
8:26PM2.04m
8:56AM2.05m
9:14PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.34m
1:48AM0.20m
2:09PM0.24m
2:36AM0.07m
2:57PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
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