Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)77777566666666666661111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4746363529851729485666259241814141414131212121212
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.89
6:56AM
2.02
7:23PM
1.95
7:50AM
2.07
8:18PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.34
12:26AM
0.28
1:02PM
0.29
1:24AM
0.24
1:56PM
0.21
2:16AM
0.19
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:25-------7:23----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1521-----------------
Temp. °C192121212120202020212020191918181818181717171718
Feels °C (?)192122221918192019191819181714131413121213141516
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