Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
N
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)77777777877777778771111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117208223171145226198176951601321069410379627252383940413938
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
2.31
10:18AM
2.25
10:49PM
2.33
11:10AM
2.21
11:41PM
2.30
12:03PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.01
4:23PM
-0.16
4:53AM
0.04
5:13PM
-0.11
5:48AM
0.10
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-321331-112511----------
Temp. °C161616151617171616161515161717161414141515161615
Feels °C (?)13111111121313131312131415141311989109101010
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