Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2715
2732
2556
2171
1938
1622
1457
1254
1071
908
692
527
469
380
327
284
278
247
208
156
152
129
104
84
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM1.89m
9:58PM2.02m
10:01AM1.88m
10:34PM2.01m
10:38AM1.87m
11:10PM1.99m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.39m
3:25PM0.26m
3:53AM0.40m
4:03PM0.27m
4:35AM0.41m
4:42PM0.29m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
13
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
16
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
2715
2732
2556
2171
1938
1622
1457
1254
1071
908
692
527
469
380
327
284
278
247
208
156
152
129
104
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
31
31
31
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
Energy kJ
4
5
5
2
14
14
6
11
18
35
31
45
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
9
9
9
39
39
31
44
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
44
148
148
148
148
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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