Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.0° 

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
24
24
25
27
29
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:37AM1.88m
1:21PM1.89m
1:39AM1.82m
2:26PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.40m
7:01AM0.27m
7:35PM0.45m
8:02AM0.30m
8:42PM0.48m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
11
10
10
12
16
17
14
11
10
10
10
13
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
9
8
8
11
14
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
12
13
11
12
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