Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)10109999999988888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444740264039402625252424232827273324313118202021
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
2.12
10:36PM
2.00
10:55AM
2.12
11:20PM
2.01
11:37AM
2.10
12:07AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.15
4:46AM
0.16
5:14PM
0.12
5:30AM
0.19
5:58PM
0.12
6:17AM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:12-------8:10-------8:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192323211816151316202119161414131721212016151515
Feels °C (?)172120191716141114192018161313121621202015141515
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