Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
18.1° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
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
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
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1416
1575
1876
1822
1876
1876
1876
2170
2499
2582
2549
2778
2831
2939
2939
2799
2754
2754
2615
2243
2047
1702
1510
1225
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40PM2.03m
2:15AM2.14m
2:37PM1.95m
3:10AM2.07m
3:36PM1.90m
4:04AM2.01m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.20m
7:40PM0.19m
8:21AM0.24m
8:36PM0.27m
9:15AM0.27m
9:32PM0.34m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
Energy kJ
12
23
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
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
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
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
1416
1575
1876
1822
1876
1876
1876
2170
2499
2582
2549
2778
2831
2939
2939
2799
2754
2754
2615
2243
2047
1702
1510
1225
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
31
48
31
31
31
31
31
31
259
259
259
259
48
48
259
259
31
31
31
31
31
31
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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