Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
175
122
89
67
64
68
71
78
79
110
92
92
89
90
92
169
200
314
210
314
349
356
394
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM1.78m
4:01PM1.74m
4:10AM1.73m
4:52PM1.76m
4:59AM1.71m
5:41PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.39m
10:05PM0.57m
10:30AM0.40m
10:58PM0.58m
11:17AM0.40m
11:48PM0.57m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
15
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
13
10
7
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
8
9
9
11
13
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
219
175
122
89
67
64
68
71
78
79
110
92
92
66
90
92
169
200
314
210
314
349
356
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.7
E
10
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
59
86
29
24
9
4
1
1
3
1
3
89
27
17
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.4
NW
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
32
19
5
5
1
3
1
1
18
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
0.7
SSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
SW
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
1.2
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
167
159
9
21
32
29
15
14
16
72
95
100
60
45
39
19
2
72
37
7
7
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
48
6
7
68
180
181
195
46
0
181
220
181
181
53
53
0
77
34
7
34
0
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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