Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 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
18.1° 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 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1056
1219
1242
1255
1255
1526
1852
2068
2068
2049
1986
2049
2248
2564
2652
2750
3137
3351
3055
2778
2726
2423
2148
1936
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19AM2.23m
1:40PM2.03m
2:15AM2.14m
2:37PM1.95m
3:10AM2.07m
3:36PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.09m
7:27AM0.20m
7:40PM0.19m
8:21AM0.24m
8:36PM0.27m
9:15AM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:28
5:27
5:27
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
10
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
5
7
12
12
40
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
Energy kJ
1056
1219
1242
1255
1255
1526
1852
2068
2068
2049
1986
2049
2248
2564
2652
2750
3137
3351
3055
2778
2726
2423
2148
1936
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
31
44
31
31
31
48
151
31
31
259
31
31
31
31
259
259
151
259
259
48
259
259
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
7
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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