Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	214	218	218	227	167	204	354	572	528	395	334	349	325	258	264	358	351	301	301	301	263	250	209	169
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:24AM1.88m				2:05PM1.79m				2:19AM1.88m					3:05PM1.83m				3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m
Low Tide			7:51AM0.31m				8:11PM0.47m				8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	13	11	10	9	9	8	10	12	12	11	12	12
Feels °C	9	8	10	8	6	7	5	4	5	4	4	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	10	9	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	N 14	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	214	218	218	227	167	204	4	572	528	395	334	349	325	258	264	358	351	301	301	301	263	250	209	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	—	—	N 14	—	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	8	8	7	—	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	—	N 15	—	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—
kJ	10	—	4	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	S 4	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	8	19	76	103	354	2	3	9	11	7	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Oakura Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	47	47	397	96	96	47	68	70	70	47	34	0	0	0	0	5	47	47	47	47	47
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Bland Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora		Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Black Swamp	Langs beach	Langs beach	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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