Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
1.8
NNE
10
2.2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4030
3665
3194
2539
2297
1915
1703
1445
603
932
742
636
510
410
402
325
287
260
199
190
160
136
115
126
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:24AM1.80m
8:57PM1.94m
9:05AM1.79m
9:38PM1.93m
9:46AM1.76m
10:19PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.28m
3:09AM0.44m
3:18PM0.29m
3:51AM0.46m
3:59PM0.32m
4:34AM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
14
13
12
12
13
15
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
16
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
1.8
NNE
10
2.2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4030
3665
3194
2539
2297
1915
1703
1445
603
932
742
636
510
410
402
325
287
260
199
190
160
136
115
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.6
ENE
10
0.4
N
12
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
31
55
55
30
551
47
41
26
26
26
25
25
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
52
49
25
45
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
3
8
3
2
4
13
13
25
20
33
59
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
14
14
14
14
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
53
82
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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