Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
939
1158
1082
785
356
300
202
167
94
42
51
48
50
51
79
103
103
148
154
120
146
143
184
234
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.75m
3:18AM1.78m
4:01PM1.74m
4:10AM1.73m
4:52PM1.76m
4:59AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.35m
9:10PM0.53m
9:40AM0.39m
10:05PM0.57m
10:30AM0.40m
10:58PM0.58m
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:17
 mm
3
5
2
1
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
14
14
14
14
12
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
11
9
7
10
8
8
10
10
6
5
5
5
6
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
560
356
300
202
149
94
42
51
48
50
51
79
103
103
148
154
120
146
143
184
234
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NW
7
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
24
15
24
9
3
4
1
2
10
8
96
42
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
S
5
0.2
E
11
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
26
5
3
2
1
1
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
SW
3
1
S
4
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
1.1
S
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
939
1158
1082
785
186
151
163
167
39
29
19
23
24
21
6
4
29
220
278
328
54
40
45
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
451
451
481
443
13
48
180
46
68
63
0
85
91
85
0
99
188
188
181
181
83
53
53
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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