Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111466688877778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141312121212121212143211181299302299311303298272287349367326
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
7:50AM
2.07
8:18PM
2.02
8:39AM
2.12
9:07PM
2.08
9:25AM
2.14
9:52PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.21
2:16AM
0.19
2:44PM
0.15
3:02AM
0.16
3:27PM
0.10
3:44AM
0.15
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C181818171717171618182019191918181818191918181819
Feels °C (?)151313121314141417171715141413131212131313131314
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