Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 9	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	6	8	20	20	20	20	18	31	69	114	131	170	162	172	183	175	159	159	168	168	183	183	176
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:54PM2.08m					1:15AM1.87m				1:54PM2.02m				2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m
Low Tide		6:33AM0.15m					7:14PM0.31m				7:32AM0.23m				8:17PM0.35m				8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	15	16	17	16	15	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	9	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	16	16	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	6	8	3	3	3	3	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	175	159	159	168	13	13	183	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	E 11	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12
kJ	1	5	20	20	20	20	3	3	6	6	3	2	3	5	5	14	13	13	13	4	4	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	SE 4	N 6	E 6	E 6	SE 6	SE 5	NE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	N 11	N 11	E 16	E 15
kJ	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	2	2	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NE 7	—	—
kJ	3	—	—	2	8	10	14	31	69	114	131	170	162	172	183	—	—	—	—	168	183	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	122	82	82	157	157	156	82	82	82	156	157	156	82	157	114	82	26	13	26	82	156	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Te Paki	Twilight Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Beatons Southland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Te Paki Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pipeline United States	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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