Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
111
124
164
202
300
252
374
344
305
272
261
221
221
217
207
173
120
125
122
95
93
91
88
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:48AM1.78m
5:22PM1.95m
5:51AM1.83m
6:19PM2.00m
6:47AM1.90m
7:09PM2.03m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.40m
11:02AM0.33m
11:45PM0.34m
12:02PM0.30m
00:40AM0.26m
12:57PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
12
11
10
14
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
16
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
9
8
13
16
14
15
13
12
11
10
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
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