Helena Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Northland, New Zealand)

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Helena Bay Surf Guide

Helena Bay in Northland is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Helena Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Helena Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Helena Bay occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Helena Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Helena Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in April while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Helena Bay Location Map

Interactive Helena Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Helena Bay is Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Helena Bay is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 45 km (28 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Helena Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:12 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Helena Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Moureeses, 7 km from Helena Bay.

Next High Water: 10:10am | 1.78m

Next Low Water: 04:13am | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Helena Bay Sea Temperature

The Helena Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (19.1 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite