Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 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
18.2° 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 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, moderate winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1895
2068
2095
2200
2582
2697
2651
3026
3597
3440
3198
3140
3140
3140
2904
2764
2372
2090
2335
1911
1803
1351
1159
918
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM2.14m
2:37PM1.95m
3:10AM2.07m
3:36PM1.90m
4:04AM2.01m
4:36PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.19m
8:21AM0.24m
8:36PM0.27m
9:15AM0.27m
9:32PM0.34m
10:09AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
16
16
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
11
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
Energy kJ
1871
1600
1412
1351
1159
918
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
195
119
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1895
2068
2095
2200
2582
2697
2651
3026
3597
3440
3198
3140
3140
3140
2904
2764
2372
2090
2335
1911
1803
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
31
31
31
259
259
259
259
259
259
48
259
259
31
31
31
31
31
46
19
19
19
19
23
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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