Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
330
338
295
288
281
281
244
275
291
275
297
304
338
346
362
379
379
379
342
300
307
321
335
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:26AM1.90m
10:56PM1.98m
11:01AM1.85m
11:32PM1.94m
11:38AM1.81m
00:10AM1.89m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.24m
4:55AM0.39m
5:05PM0.30m
5:38AM0.44m
5:45PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:38
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
19
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.2
N
10
1.4
NE
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
338
295
288
8
281
4
4
4
275
297
4
4
4
4
4
379
379
342
300
307
321
335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
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
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
13
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
300
330
281
244
275
291
304
338
346
362
379
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
23
23
23
19
23
23
19
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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