Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
7
1
NW
6
0.5
NNW
6
1.4
NW
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
85
63
46
43
40
47
94
25
11
12
4
75
23
158
17
17
10
6
4
4
3
4
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:25AM2.17m
9:39PM2.10m
10:13AM2.20m
10:28PM2.08m
11:04AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.02m
3:38PM0.18m
3:57AM-0.00m
4:28PM0.17m
4:46AM0.02m
5:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
10
10
15
17
19
18
13
12
12
12
17
20
20
17
15
15
13
11
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
13
13
15
14
10
9
9
9
13
16
16
13
12
12
9
8
11
14
13
11
10
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