Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 7AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)8999999999888915151515151515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81910931080848729125513367026604713982842071867068169111059116813491499149913301479
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
1.98
11:31AM
1.89
11:59PM
1.91
12:06PM
1.81
12:37AM
1.84
12:45PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.35
5:35PM
0.29
6:02AM
0.43
6:15PM
0.37
6:48AM
0.51
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:13-------6:10
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
7135752111---------------
Temp. °C191919201919222120201919192020191919191818202020
Feels °C (?)161617181717212021222020202220191919191818212020
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