Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)11111110101010109912111212111111108911151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3264593822642021981221208763474978774840462819169182138
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
2.00
12:26PM
2.13
12:41AM
1.99
1:07PM
2.12
1:25AM
1.98
1:50PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.16
6:35PM
0.19
6:43AM
0.18
7:18PM
0.17
7:28AM
0.22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----11--1-
Temp. °C202020202021212019181717171918181818171819202019
Feels °C (?)1819191818181715131191091110121212121313141514
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