Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 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
20.3° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (10 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1616161515151467788999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261261262091591091531593075951004122814401331160418931664172812591072885722713608
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.91
1:44PM
1.86
2:15AM
1.82
2:23PM
1.77
3:01AM
1.74
3:07PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.28
7:32AM
0.43
7:52PM
0.37
8:17AM
0.52
8:37PM
0.46
9:09AM
0.60
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:51
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------13610541--------
Temp. °C191918181820202020191818181818181919202020202121
Feels °C (?)201918161516161615131211111111111213151515151818
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