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Henderson Bay surf break

Henderson Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)161515151515151616131314141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201821383838405045356062614036353434343331292625
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
2.09
2:12AM
1.97
2:37PM
2.06
3:04AM
1.96
3:29PM
2.02
4:03AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.22
8:03PM
0.16
8:17AM
0.28
8:52PM
0.17
9:12AM
0.33
9:46PM
0.19
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:38-------8:38-------8:37----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C191919191919181919202019191818191920201918181717
Feels °C (?)121313141516141515161616171616161617171616171717
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