Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
16.5°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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
23
35
57
72
101
164
181
198
227
233
224
206
188
193
193
193
211
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:02PM2.18m
2:24AM2.01m
3:01PM2.11m
3:23AM1.95m
4:02PM2.06m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.21m
8:28AM0.13m
9:11PM0.24m
9:28AM0.20m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
12
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12
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12
11
12
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13
14
13
14
13
15
15
16
16
16
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