Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
26
25
25
11
10
13
32
28
15
13
20
33
64
91
98
150
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:22PM1.98m
7:54AM2.00m
8:06PM2.04m
8:39AM2.10m
8:52PM2.09m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.16m
2:03PM0.27m
2:25AM0.07m
2:50PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:26
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
14
13
13
17
19
19
18
15
14
15
16
18
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
15
16
14
12
11
11
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
16
12
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