Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
1.5
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)10101010101014141413134556666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010888816161414133169117167187170184223109127206117117
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
2.00
7:50AM
2.13
8:19PM
2.13
8:39AM
2.21
9:09PM
2.24
9:28AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.15
2:00PM
-0.00
2:21AM
0.06
2:48PM
-0.10
3:10AM
0.01
3:35PM
-0.16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:59-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------1-1321--11
Temp. °C181818181819191817171718192019191918181718191917
Feels °C (?)141515151616161615141414151614141413141414151515
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