Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)556667777777776677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661091882482932763172261731391141149286131153163214200192204231237203
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
2.21
9:09PM
2.24
9:28AM
2.25
9:59PM
2.31
10:18AM
2.25
10:49PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
-0.10
3:10AM
0.01
3:35PM
-0.16
4:01AM
0.01
4:23PM
-0.16
4:53AM
0.04
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1-213---11151-21221-11
Temp. °C191919191919181718191917161716161617171616161617
Feels °C (?)1515141414141414161615141499111011121010111112
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