Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.1
ESE
9
3
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
61
69
45
58
129
355
589
660
1550
761
521
343
251
212
180
300
235
101
84
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM2.06m
10:03PM2.17m
10:28AM2.02m
10:47PM2.08m
11:15AM1.95m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.10m
4:22AM0.10m
4:37PM0.19m
5:06AM0.16m
5:23PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
13
15
13
11
10
10
7
6
7
10
12
9
9
8
9
10
10
12
15
11
8
Feels °C
9
10
8
7
7
4
0
-1
1
3
6
3
4
5
5
7
7
9
10
6
5
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