Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121211111010101010101014141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123828047452525251111101098108888816161414
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
1.92
6:35PM
1.87
7:00AM
2.03
7:28PM
2.00
7:50AM
2.13
8:19PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.28
12:41AM
0.26
1:11PM
0.13
1:32AM
0.15
2:00PM
-0.00
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C181818191818181818181818191817171717171818181717
Feels °C (?)121011131213131414141414141413141515161716161514
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