Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
19
26
18
16
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM2.08m
9:59AM2.03m
10:13PM2.00m
10:42AM1.97m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.12m
4:08PM0.25m
4:29AM0.19m
4:51PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
12
11
11
10
12
16
15
14
11
10
9
9
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
15
13
10
9
9
8
10
14
13
13
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
12
10
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