Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.5°C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 15	N 6	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	119	88	59	61	56	55	47	50	45	80	82	113	131	124	99	83	83	47	41	31	68	60	59	70
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				6:52PM2.03m					7:28AM1.98m				7:43PM2.04m				8:18AM2.04m				8:31PM2.04m
Low Tide		12:29PM0.29m				00:59AM0.18m					1:23PM0.27m				1:49AM0.14m				2:13PM0.26m				2:35AM0.12m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	8:02
mm	—	5	3	2	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7
Temp °C	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	18	19	18	18	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	19	19	20	19	19	18	17	14	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	18	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 13
kJ	119	88	59	61	56	55	42	45	43	80	82	113	131	124	99	83	83	47	41	28	35	32	31	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	NW 8	N 15	NW 7	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 13	N 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 6	NNE 13	NNE 13	W 7
kJ	2	2	4	2	2	3	4	2	45	20	20	20	16	14	40	69	70	23	30	31	19	60	59	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 15	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	NW 7	NW 7	NNE 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 14	N 15	NNE 11	NNE 14	NW 7	ENE 10	—
kJ	5	5	3	3	3	2	2	19	20	2	2	14	2	2	2	2	2	37	38	25	68	2	10	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 6	N 5	N 6	—	NW 7	N 6	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	19	42	53	47	49	47	50	—	13	73	2	13	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	18	25	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Te Paki Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	14	14	44	28	31	14	14	44	9	486	283	160	9	9	0	0	9	9	9	23	23	23	23	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Ninety Mile Beach	Scott Point	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barbel Point South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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