Henderson Bay

Henderson Bay is a bay on the Aupouri Peninsula, near the very top of the North Island in New Zealand. It is on the eastern side of the peninsula next to the Pacific Ocean and off New Zealand State Highway 1, south of Cape Reinga and north of Houhora. A gravel road connects the bay to the highway.
Demographics for the area are included at Ngataki.

Recreation

Henderson Bay is popular for surfing. It has consistent surf, with the beach and reef both having left and right hand breaks, however, submerged rocks are a hazard.

History

There is evidence that New Zealand's biggest tsunami took place at Henderson Bay between 1450 and 1480 AD, leaving deposits more than above sea level and reaching about inland from the coast.