Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1313121211111110101010109914141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1208772423861840927663514492482416342328256217199590478439426347336268264206
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.64
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31--------11------11----
Temp. °C211820201917171820212119181716151720181716151515
Feels °C (?)201416181816161619192017171615131517151513111212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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