Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (05 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	441	329	294	286	315	254	320	292	220	222	139	177	148	160	111	108	73	67	52	62	39	55	103	180
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:32AM1.91m					4:14PM1.98m				4:37AM1.88m				5:20PM1.98m				5:45AM1.89m				6:22PM2.02m
Low Tide				9:42AM0.23m					10:26PM0.33m				10:47AM0.26m				11:29PM0.32m				11:52AM0.26m


	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	7	6	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 9	NE 13	NE 9	NNE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 12	ENE 8	NNE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9
kJ	64	50	35	40	7	64	18	7	58	6	46	15	6	14	111	108	73	67	52	62	39	55	103	180
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 16	NE 13	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 14	NNE 12	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	N 6	NE 13	E 7	E 6	E 7	NE 11	E 8	E 7	NE 7	N 10
kJ	8	8	8	7	10	7	7	7	7	8	15	8	8	7	20	7	34	21	14	5	28	38	25	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	N 15	NE 16	NE 16	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 13	NE 14	N 13	NE 14	N 13	N 13	ENE 13	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 13	NNE 11	N 11	NE 11	N 11
kJ	4	4	10	10	4	4	4	3	7	3	8	3	3	17	15	5	22	13	5	6	12	2	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	441	329	294	286	315	254	320	292	220	222	139	177	148	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	4
Distance (km)	151	48	46	31	31	31	31	31	31	23	23	31	23	19	19	19	19	17	9	0	23	14	9	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9

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