Henderson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.76° S 173.13° E

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Henderson Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	43	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	36	30
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:42AM2.09m				9:00PM2.16m				9:30AM2.14m				9:45PM2.15m					10:14AM2.16m
Low Tide	2:18AM0.11m				2:39PM0.15m				3:05AM0.06m				3:24PM0.13m				3:48AM0.04m					4:07PM0.15m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	18
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	15	17	16	18	17	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9
kJ	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	33	25	19	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	36	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 9	—	N 16	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 15	N 10	E 8	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNW 4
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	2	—	5	—	43	50	48	13	13	5	4	2	1	4	4	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 11	—	W 16	N 11	N 10	SE 6	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	—	N 14	N 15	N 4	W 8	N 14	N 12	—	N 9	N 10	N 11	N 13
kJ	—	2	—	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	1	4	3	—	2	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WSW 2
kJ	6	7	13	17	19	22	27	28	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	16	12	9	6	6	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	23	23	44	44	44	31	151	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	27	40	0	53	14	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	5

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