Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101099999991110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245240235235235240235235235235235230225225220216188159115115151120177258
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
2.01
11:14PM
1.88
11:47AM
2.00
11:53PM
1.86
12:25PM
1.98
12:34AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
0.23
5:07PM
0.38
5:18AM
0.25
5:50PM
0.40
5:59AM
0.28
6:35PM
0.41
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:16-------8:17-------8:19--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718202018171716161719191918181718192020191919
Feels °C (?)161718201816151615161618191918181617181918181818
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