Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	137	141	131	139	143	178	200	183	193	229	299	355	314	355	346	316	291	284	257	233	233	233	210	183	164	141	103
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m				3:28AM1.77m				3:59PM1.94m					4:34AM1.78m				4:58PM1.93m				5:34AM1.82m
Low Tide				8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m				9:39AM0.36m					10:24PM0.34m				10:42AM0.38m				11:23PM0.30m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	20	21	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	19	20	20	18	18	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	N 13	N 13	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	N 12	N 9	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	137	141	131	139	13	13	12	183	193	229	11	15	69	355	346	316	291	284	257	233	233	233	210	183	164	141	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	E 16	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 20	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	14	13	13	13	4	4	5	12	11	11	4	11	3	3	10	2	2	8	9	9	9	9	9	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	5	4	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	143	178	200	—	—	—	299	355	314	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	59	43	56	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	26	26	114	157	157	114	26	13	82	82	82	82	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	149	60	19	6	13	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	Twilight Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Taupo Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Charleston West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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