Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 May 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
18.2° 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 3PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2652
2942
2778
2748
2885
2799
2806
3003
2859
2783
2770
2764
2498
2168
1768
1418
1219
1040
898
753
625
502
446
365
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37PM1.95m
3:10AM2.07m
3:36PM1.90m
4:04AM2.01m
4:36PM1.88m
4:56AM1.97m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.24m
8:36PM0.27m
9:15AM0.27m
9:32PM0.34m
10:09AM0.27m
10:29PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
1768
1418
1219
1040
898
753
625
502
446
365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
121
119
110
135
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
Energy kJ
2652
2942
2778
2748
2885
2799
2806
3003
2859
2783
2770
2764
2498
2168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
259
259
31
259
259
259
259
259
31
31
31
31
31
31
23
19
19
19
23
31
17
19
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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