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Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)77778878788871111111111111010888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163143636255447772707458553837406239383534303410986
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
2.33
11:10AM
2.21
11:41PM
2.30
12:03PM
2.14
12:36AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
-0.16
4:53AM
0.04
5:13PM
-0.11
5:48AM
0.10
6:06PM
-0.02
6:45AM
0.17
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
21---1------------------
Temp. °C161615151515151717161515151515151614141313131315
Feels °C (?)13141213141414151414111010910109810999912
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