Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)986787777788889899999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2612732023163533623113114365876366206161093172212421057562446427358300300293
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
25
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
2.03
10:49PM
2.05
10:57AM
1.96
11:24PM
1.98
11:31AM
1.89
11:59PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.15
4:40AM
0.28
4:58PM
0.21
5:20AM
0.35
5:35PM
0.29
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:16-------6:15-------6:14----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---121239817136111-----
Temp. °C191919202019191919191819181819201921202019181818
Feels °C (?)161615161616161515141415131314182022222119171817
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