Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
NNW
1.1
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111101010101010101414141313445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)452525251111101098108888816161414131948102
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.87
7:00AM
2.03
7:28PM
2.00
7:50AM
2.13
8:19PM
2.13
8:39AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.28
12:41AM
0.26
1:11PM
0.13
1:32AM
0.15
2:00PM
-0.00
2:21AM
0.06
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C191818181818181818181717171617181818171717181819
Feels °C (?)141413141314131413141314151416161516151414141315
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