Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
3
5
20
18
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56AM1.80m
7:24PM1.96m
7:43AM1.90m
8:06PM2.04m
8:27AM2.00m
8:49PM2.11m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.40m
12:57PM0.32m
1:25AM0.27m
1:42PM0.22m
3:10AM0.15m
2:26PM0.13m
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
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