Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

16.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	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	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	183	188	188	217	250	183	314	321	338	329	282	282	247	247	216	216	173	173	173	149	131	151	151	80
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				4:02PM2.06m				4:25AM1.91m				5:01PM2.03m				5:30AM1.90m				5:58PM2.03m				6:31AM1.93m
Low Tide	9:28AM0.20m					10:10PM0.26m				10:28AM0.26m				11:09PM0.25m				11:29AM0.28m				00:06AM0.22m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	16	16	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	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	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	3	3	3	3	250	183	9	321	338	329	282	282	247	247	216	216	173	173	173	149	131	151	151	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	E 15	—	E 15	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	—	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 10	N 10
kJ	4	4	4	5	12	4	—	4	3	4	4	4	9	—	7	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	—	—	E 16	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17
kJ	2	2	—	—	5	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 5
kJ	183	188	188	217	—	114	314	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	19	19	14	6	23	23	23	78	14	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge 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	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6

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