Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
784
759
772
762
649
638
628
607
485
403
332
326
319
264
385
249
206
167
165
162
128
128
136
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
30
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54PM1.95m
10:05AM1.76m
10:33PM1.94m
10:47AM1.75m
11:11PM1.93m
11:31AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.41m
4:16PM0.31m
4:51AM0.40m
4:56PM0.34m
5:32AM0.38m
5:38PM0.38m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
5
4
4
8
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
14
10
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
9
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
11
14
14
11
10
8
3
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
N
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
810
784
759
772
762
649
638
628
607
485
403
332
326
319
264
385
249
206
81
165
162
128
128
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
NE
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
20
30
34
40
31
3
24
19
167
40
20
32
30
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
NE
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
25
14
19
3
3
3
24
12
11
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
1.2
NW
6
1
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
Energy kJ
13
34
40
39
74
49
69
30
35
135
5
6
8
105
85
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
13
13
6
48
180
364
480
469
26
0
0
0
0
6
13
220
395
480
6
6
13
6
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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