Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
204
154
129
107
112
86
82
57
49
57
57
108
113
115
92
90
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
0
NW
5
W
0
SW
0
SE
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM2.15m
7:08AM2.02m
7:42PM2.22m
8:02AM2.06m
8:31PM2.25m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.21m
1:24PM0.05m
2:01AM0.13m
2:15PM0.03m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
17
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
15
14
10
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