Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). 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 (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111414141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148144104727246464324242323121616373639635857555450
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C171919171514141517181815141313131518181715151517
Feels °C (?)131415141312111314161412121111111417161513131313
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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