Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 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
18.3° 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 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (22 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
530
573
557
600
632
728
840
956
1179
1149
1185
1089
1370
1797
2248
2320
2120
2132
1914
1824
2156
2368
2463
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
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
00:23AM2.31m
12:44PM2.11m
1:19AM2.23m
1:40PM2.03m
2:15AM2.14m
2:37PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.15m
6:44PM0.09m
7:27AM0.20m
7:40PM0.19m
8:21AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.7
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
12
12
69
68
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
434
530
573
557
600
632
728
840
956
1179
1149
1185
1089
1370
1797
2248
2320
2120
2132
1914
1824
2156
2368
2463
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
31
31
31
31
31
151
31
31
31
44
31
31
31
151
151
31
259
31
31
31
151
259
259
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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