Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999910699999981010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)889092949296889287872728887118110142147266221267348269293490
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.93
7:02AM
1.86
7:15PM
1.92
7:52AM
1.91
8:02PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.41
12:30AM
0.30
12:54PM
0.40
1:19AM
0.27
1:42PM
0.38
2:03AM
0.24
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:09-------8:10-------8:12----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C161717171717171717181818181717181920201918181617
Feels °C (?)131516151516171614151514151515171819201917171618
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