Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.5°C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 5	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 14	NE 7	N 15	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	88	135	88	74	64	61	57	56	111	66	60	101	113	144	124	124	102	99	70	53	38	37	68	60	59	59
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide		6:31AM1.93m				6:52PM2.03m					7:28AM1.98m				7:43PM2.04m				8:18AM2.04m				8:31PM2.04m
Low Tide				12:29PM0.29m				00:59AM0.18m					1:23PM0.27m				1:49AM0.14m				2:13PM0.26m				2:35AM0.12m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	8:02
mm	—	1	—	3	4	2	1	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7
Temp °C	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	18	18	19	20	20	18	18	18	15	16	17	17	15	15	16	15	15	16	17	18	17	18	18	17	17	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NE 7	N 6	N 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6
kJ	88	135	88	74	64	61	56	56	4	66	60	68	113	144	124	124	102	99	41	53	29	29	35	36	32	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	NW 8	WNW 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	NNE 13	N 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	ENE 7	N 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 6	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 7
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	3	7	35	33	42	20	20	16	14	40	69	35	28	35	37	28	60	59	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 15	N 10	N 15	NW 8	N 10	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	NW 7	NE 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNE 14	N 14	N 15	NNE 11	NNE 14	NW 7	E 9	NNE 13
kJ	6	6	5	5	2	4	3	2	4	19	20	20	2	5	2	2	2	2	70	37	38	25	68	2	2	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	—	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNW 6	—	N 6	NW 7	NW 7	—	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 5
kJ	26	—	13	24	34	60	57	49	111	50	—	101	49	13	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	31	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	14	31	78	44	28	31	23	259	14	9	521	247	184	27	9	0	0	9	9	14	23	23	19	19	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach	The Box		Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	2		2	1			3	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Beatons Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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