Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
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
NNW
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)121111101010101010101414141313445666678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101098101088881616141413194385180229245357600576
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
2.03
7:28PM
2.00
7:50AM
2.13
8:19PM
2.13
8:39AM
2.21
9:09PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.13
1:32AM
0.15
2:00PM
-0.00
2:21AM
0.06
2:48PM
-0.10
3:10AM
0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00-------6:00----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11----------------112242
Temp. °C181819181817171717181818171717181920191918191718
Feels °C (?)141414141414151616161515151414141516141513151214
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