Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
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
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
8
8
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM1.67m
6:16PM1.82m
6:27AM1.73m
6:58PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.59m
11:53AM0.41m
00:28AM0.51m
12:39PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
15
17
15
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
9
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
10
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