Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.8
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)8888881110101010101077888777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413836373635902887846064642974784543983192752301891387582
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
1.87
4:22PM
1.79
5:10AM
1.89
5:31PM
1.80
6:14AM
1.95
6:34PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.48
10:44PM
0.31
11:28AM
0.46
11:50PM
0.29
12:32PM
0.40
12:51AM
0.24
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----8:02-------8:01-------8:00--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-1-----1232111------
Temp. °C181920222121201918182121201919191918202121201716
Feels °C (?)202021222122221918182019181716171716181819191715
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