Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
69
103
118
118
114
116
127
123
125
125
93
91
88
61
61
61
104
101
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM1.70m
3:31AM1.66m
4:17PM1.70m
4:25AM1.65m
5:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.63m
9:50AM0.47m
10:23PM0.65m
10:43AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
3
3
6
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
11
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
10
9
11
10
7
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
10
10
8
5
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