Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.7° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	362	486	421	412	528	332	365	312	258	258	307	307	307	263	245	240	197	189	156	156	144	115	113	133
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:19AM1.88m					3:05PM1.83m				3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m
Low Tide			8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	11	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	10	13	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	6	6	6	8	9	9	8	7	8	7	8	10	8	7	8	7	7	6	7	10	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	362	486	421	412	327	332	365	312	258	258	307	307	307	263	245	240	197	189	156	156	144	115	113	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	N 10	N 11	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	3	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	2	2	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	2	5	3	528	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1
Distance (km)	96	70	47	47	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	47	47	47	47	7	7	7	70	82	47	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	1	4	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Charleston West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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