Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.1
NW
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)6777787777778888811111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271711451681661511466744447474767658584136406259383735
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
2.25
10:49PM
2.33
11:10AM
2.21
11:41PM
2.30
12:03PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.01
4:23PM
-0.16
4:53AM
0.04
5:13PM
-0.11
5:48AM
0.10
6:06PM
-0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:54---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
212342-22311------------
Temp. °C161616161616161615151617171615141414141615141313
Feels °C (?)1112121212121414141415151312109109101289910
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