Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNW
2.5
N
2.3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.4
N
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.5
E
0.8
NNE
0.6
E
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8899910101010101010101099998888888108109999999991099999666696661515141414771313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1405150820432256246227122474429417051498303227782333217519411787756679515478391377282231198131143119122112113899094134172140147171164175235241270264212186179209209285508479567564619658671779957
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
1.88
1:24PM
1.71
1:40AM
1.80
2:16PM
1.68
2:28AM
1.73
3:09PM
1.67
3:18AM
1.69
4:02PM
1.68
4:09AM
1.67
4:53PM
1.72
4:59AM
1.68
5:43PM
1.76
5:48AM
1.70
6:30PM
1.82
6:35AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.39
7:26PM
0.50
8:01AM
0.42
8:17PM
0.57
8:49AM
0.45
9:10PM
0.62
9:38AM
0.46
10:04PM
0.63
10:28AM
0.45
10:58PM
0.62
11:17AM
0.42
11:50PM
0.59
12:06PM
0.38
12:39AM
0.54
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset----5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------
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Rain (mm)
131441182--------------------------111------------------34112
Temp. °C161717171818191817171719181717161616161818161616161516171615151414141415141414141414131414131312121213141313131213131313
Feels °C (?)101212111314151615151517151515141414131616141514151314161514151313131313111111121211101111111191091011101010910101010
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