Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.8
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131255666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16373639375957555450498811912118426322617334013913914215879
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
2.05
7:16PM
2.06
7:31AM
2.12
8:03PM
2.16
8:18AM
2.15
8:52PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.27
1:04PM
0.10
1:26AM
0.19
1:50PM
0.01
2:15AM
0.14
2:37PM
-0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------12231-----1
Temp. °C141316181817151515161819191818181716172019181717
Feels °C (?)121115161615131312131415151413141414151716151414
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