Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.5° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
106
103
101
47
47
157
153
125
73
106
365
441
418
361
377
238
196
181
165
195
314
181
206
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.71m
4:25AM1.88m
4:54PM1.79m
5:22AM1.96m
5:57PM1.91m
6:19AM2.05m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.44m
10:48AM0.32m
11:08PM0.38m
11:43AM0.21m
00:06AM0.29m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:34
5:32
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
1.3
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
90
106
103
101
39
40
38
61
2
44
2
2
2
2
2
273
238
2
2
2
2
217
73
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
47
47
46
33
8
2
9
9
9
7
7
2
2
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
2
2
2
2
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
2
3
5
6
2
157
153
125
73
106
365
441
418
361
377
173
196
181
165
195
314
181
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
5
5
5
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
17
17
17
21
21
17
17
23
23
23
23
23
23
19
19
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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