Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
1
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
88
61
61
61
69
101
176
168
173
162
162
312
222
222
222
225
225
225
242
246
246
303
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
25
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25AM1.65m
5:10PM1.73m
5:17AM1.66m
6:00PM1.77m
6:07AM1.69m
6:46PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.47m
11:18PM0.63m
11:34AM0.43m
00:09AM0.59m
12:22PM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
8
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
9
9
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
7
9
8
11
10
9
7
7
5
5
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
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