Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
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)
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
25
15
13
20
26
27
26
26
30
28
16
15
15
15
9
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:06AM1.93m
12:42PM1.84m
00:57AM1.89m
1:39PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.27m
6:50PM0.42m
7:22AM0.28m
7:49PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
5
8
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
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