Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1111111088866677777787777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59583733133107118104818496584447696754535351494689105
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
2.14
12:36AM
2.23
12:58PM
2.06
1:34AM
2.14
1:55PM
1.98
2:34AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
-0.02
6:45AM
0.17
7:01PM
0.08
7:44AM
0.24
8:00PM
0.18
8:43AM
0.29
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151514131315151413131414151515151514151416
Feels °C (?)151413121210991111910101112121214151512131312
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