Henderson Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.76° S 173.13° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.0° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 4	E 5	E 6	ENE 10	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	60	51	47	33	30	19	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	23	23	24	11	11	11	13	18	41	109	133
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide		3:59PM1.87m				4:34AM1.99m				5:03PM1.88m				5:29AM2.00m					6:01PM1.92m				6:21AM2.01m
Low Tide				10:01PM0.30m				10:40AM0.29m				11:02PM0.31m				11:36AM0.25m				11:58PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	16	14	15	13	14	14	14	15	15	12	14	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	E 5	N 12	N 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	N 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9
kJ	60	51	47	33	30	19	12	11	10	6	6	5	2	11	11	2	2	2	11	5	5	17	109	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 5	E 5	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13
kJ	16	4	4	4	3	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	2	2	11	11	11	5	10	10	9	9	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	N 9	—	N 18	N 18	NE 8	N 18	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	NE 7	N 15	NE 16	NE 16	N 13	N 11
kJ	6	1	—	6	6	3	6	6	6	6	6	1	1	23	23	24	5	5	2	5	10	10	4	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 4	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	3	1	3	3	13	18	41	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Raupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	23	23	46	46	46	46	46	23	46	46	23	23	23	31	23	23	23	23	17	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Umzumbe South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	7	5	6	7	7	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	9

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