Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9915151515151515151616151415151414131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2582306696878171035122313671349138515311591125410761139110212271255164318062140256135435711
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.81
12:37AM
1.84
12:45PM
1.74
1:21AM
1.77
1:30PM
1.68
2:14AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.43
6:15PM
0.37
6:48AM
0.51
7:00PM
0.45
7:39AM
0.56
7:51PM
0.51
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:10-------6:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182019181818171818191919191918181820212119191919
Feels °C (?)182017161719171818191919191917161619192017161514
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