Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
25
48
38
24
24
25
26
29
12
28
25
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
20
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:21PM1.92m
00:37AM1.88m
1:21PM1.89m
1:39AM1.82m
2:26PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.22m
6:34PM0.40m
7:01AM0.27m
7:35PM0.45m
8:02AM0.30m
8:42PM0.48m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
18
18
16
15
12
10
10
12
16
16
15
11
11
11
10
13
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
11
14
15
13
13
10
8
8
11
15
14
14
9
9
9
8
11
11
11
12
13
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