Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111141414141414131313131212556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7246464324232323121616373639635857555450497190171
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:47-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11----------------1
Temp. °C151414141718181614131313151818171515151718191918
Feels °C (?)131212111416151312111111141615151313121314151514
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