Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 04 Sep 2025 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Henderson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Henderson Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.2
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.5
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)999999888833445556777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)33333334445122128353572285176233165148171143
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.67
5:25PM
1.76
5:30AM
1.72
6:22PM
1.87
6:34AM
1.82
7:14PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.52
11:31PM
0.58
11:52AM
0.44
12:27AM
0.47
12:47PM
0.32
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise--6:43-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:10-------6:12--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------25112----
Temp. °C141414141514141414141515161516151414141313131212
Feels °C (?)1212131213121312121112111313141310131266545
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26 km away, 1 h 16 min ago

2 km/h
SE
0.0
15.9
Air / Water (°C)
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