Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1010991514141414131313131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731691569011070106103961761731251238280474525252525111010
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.67
5:15AM
1.82
5:35PM
1.75
6:09AM
1.92
6:35PM
1.87
7:00AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.47
11:28AM
0.41
11:48PM
0.37
12:21PM
0.28
12:41AM
0.26
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-6:06-------6:05-------6:04------
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11----1222-1----------11
Temp. °C192019181818181818181817171818181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)161717161615151514141411111112121214151414141515
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