Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
Period(s) (?)5677778788888888910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661261922513203443894444285075746457658401018153322242684304335503761347835313254
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
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
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
2.20
1:16PM
2.12
1:46AM
2.14
2:08PM
2.04
2:42AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
-0.07
6:59AM
0.12
7:21PM
-0.00
7:54AM
0.20
8:15PM
0.09
8:53AM
0.28
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:36-------7:34-------7:32------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-1----------376241614811161711
Temp. °C202020191919192019202019191919191919192020202021
Feels °C (?)171717151414141514151514141412111212121314131416
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