Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
88
88
95
74
126
75
63
51
54
58
47
47
45
32
31
22
21
14
14
14
13
12
11
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM2.06m
2:56PM1.91m
3:36AM2.01m
3:59PM1.87m
4:34AM1.99m
5:03PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.29m
9:00PM0.26m
9:42AM0.30m
10:01PM0.30m
10:40AM0.29m
11:02PM0.31m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:47
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
11
12
13
14
16
15
13
16
14
13
14
15
14
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
68
2
2
2
5
61
5
5
51
54
58
47
47
45
32
31
22
21
14
11
11
6
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
5
2
2
4
4
4
16
16
4
4
4
3
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
1
7
6
6
2
2
6
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
7
88
88
95
74
126
75
63
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
259
224
151
40
31
17
31
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
31
23
31
44
46
46
46
46
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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