Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.9
SSE
5
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
46
68
109
143
119
123
84
27
24
14
20
20
26
18
19
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM1.97m
11:51AM1.85m
00:06AM1.93m
12:42PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.26m
5:59PM0.38m
6:30AM0.27m
6:50PM0.42m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
7
5
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
3
2
-1
0
3
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
7
7
7
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