Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
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0
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0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131314141515141515141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15311591132811611130111114281429175619722914354339714675102497383888590959323106999985751647462679
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
1.74
1:21AM
1.77
1:30PM
1.68
2:14AM
1.73
2:22PM
1.64
3:14AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
0.45
7:39AM
0.56
7:51PM
0.51
8:35AM
0.59
8:49PM
0.53
9:34AM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset-6:10-------6:09-------6:08------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------16482-1
Temp. °C191819181817182021211919191920212121212121212020
Feels °C (?)191819181715161819191616151415171616181818171515
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