Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.3°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
27
28
27
26
26
30
36
50
49
45
30
30
30
29
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
0
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM1.64m
4:02PM1.73m
4:06AM1.62m
5:00PM1.74m
5:11AM1.64m
5:56PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.54m
10:16PM0.57m
10:29AM0.54m
11:12PM0.52m
11:28AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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7:45
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
14
13
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
10
9
9
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