Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.9
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.9
ENE
10
3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
358
335
369
423
467
514
522
502
531
531
575
636
746
945
665
890
1058
697
778
848
810
719
1499
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:37AM2.02m
11:14PM2.19m
11:35AM1.94m
00:11AM2.11m
12:35PM1.86m
1:09AM2.03m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.05m
5:34AM0.22m
5:49PM0.14m
6:33AM0.27m
6:47PM0.25m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
14
14
15
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
15
15
13
12
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.2
ENE
9
0.1
NW
11
1.9
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
9
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
259
5
697
778
848
810
719
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
23
47
123
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
326
358
335
369
423
467
514
522
502
531
531
575
636
746
945
665
890
1058
506
567
592
655
710
1499
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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