Henderson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
15.1°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.4
ESE
5
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
14
28
30
44
44
70
70
71
71
71
71
117
333
358
398
337
294
229
217
205
236
199
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:37AM2.03m
2:09PM2.08m
2:32AM1.96m
3:09PM2.02m
3:32AM1.91m
4:14PM1.98m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.08m
8:21PM0.26m
8:41AM0.16m
9:22PM0.31m
9:42AM0.23m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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7:30
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7:31
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
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