Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
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)
1.8
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.3
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
424
574
229
197
167
109
94
68
49
42
27
24
15
14
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM1.90m
4:29PM1.97m
4:54AM1.91m
5:38PM2.03m
6:03AM1.98m
6:40PM2.12m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.27m
10:43PM0.38m
11:07AM0.26m
11:49PM0.33m
12:12PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
7
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
9
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
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