Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)18181818171717171717167888889101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108107162158149144142142140140139173229145121105133213425588595441367296
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
1.91
8:10PM
1.85
8:41AM
2.02
9:00PM
1.97
9:26AM
2.12
9:47PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.38
2:15AM
0.27
2:45PM
0.24
3:02AM
0.15
3:31PM
0.11
3:47AM
0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:42-------7:40----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919191918171717192019191817171820211918181818
Feels °C (?)161717181817161516171918181614151620191616171617
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