Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

15.8°C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	190	157	153	125	119	116	95	93	83	83	74	74	67	52	60	51	60	54	59	61	59	58	58	55
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide			6:47AM1.90m					7:09PM2.03m				7:37AM1.97m				7:55PM2.05m				8:24AM2.03m				8:38PM2.05m
Low Tide	00:40AM0.26m				12:57PM0.27m					1:29AM0.19m				1:47PM0.24m				2:14AM0.14m				2:33PM0.23m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	18	21	20	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	14	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	17	18	17	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	190	157	153	125	119	116	95	93	83	83	74	74	67	52	60	51	60	54	59	61	59	58	58	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 10	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	13	14	14	6	6	2	9	5	5	5	4	4	9	18	10	8	8	4	4	4	4	2	9	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 9	—	N 10	N 10	N 12	NE 11	N 10	N 10	—	NE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	—	N 14	N 14	SE 6	NNE 10
kJ	2	2	—	2	2	3	5	2	2	—	5	11	2	2	11	10	2	2	10	—	4	4	2	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 5	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	5	5	8	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	82	82	156	13	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	26	0	0	26	26	0	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	The Box	Te Paki	Te Paki	Whananaki bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	Waipu River	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads	Mangawhai Heads	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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