Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Henderson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	163	305	429	329	329	299	275	241	241	196	196	173	153	153	153	149	135	86	140	91	74	104	69	200	225	203	189
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	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
High Tide			4:25AM1.91m				5:01PM2.03m				5:30AM1.90m				5:58PM2.03m				6:31AM1.93m				6:52PM2.03m
Low Tide	10:10PM0.26m				10:28AM0.26m				11:09PM0.25m				11:29AM0.28m				00:06AM0.22m				12:29PM0.29m				00:59AM0.18m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	21	19	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	15	16	16	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	17	18	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 15	N 16
kJ	163	—	353	329	329	299	275	241	241	196	196	173	153	153	153	149	135	86	140	91	74	49	69	200	225	4	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	N 19	N 19	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 5	N 15	N 15	ENE 8	N 10	N 17	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	—	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15	5	4	45	2	6	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	17	2	6	2	2	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	N 4	—	—	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	—	NW 6	NNE 7	N 7
kJ	134	305	429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	18	—	—	27	104	55	—	49	203	189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	19	19	6	14	14	0	23	14	23	78	23	23	31	9	23	31	264	262	259	9	9	9	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	Moureeses	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach				Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2				2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Piha North Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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