Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)771514141413111111111110101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14311110910296927822724726323823418917814213911790908886676564
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.99
11:25AM
2.12
11:49PM
1.95
12:07PM
2.02
12:34AM
1.88
12:49PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.15
5:44PM
0.17
5:56AM
0.24
6:26PM
0.23
6:40AM
0.35
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:28-------8:27-------8:25------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212019181717202323211614141419242523181716161924
Feels °C (?)202120181717192222211512131317242524181715161925
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