Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
392
295
184
138
123
114
99
99
97
97
94
74
71
71
88
87
88
74
74
55
54
53
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:33AM1.92m
8:53PM2.06m
9:14AM1.96m
9:31PM2.06m
9:56AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.25m
2:43PM0.22m
3:11AM0.19m
3:24PM0.22m
3:50AM0.16m
4:06PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
13
13
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
10
9
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