Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	136	145	128	125	95	78	78	76	56	83	88	102	135	258	286	279	183	94	74	69	70	68	68	66	68	64	71
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on
High Tide			5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m				6:42PM1.93m					7:17AM1.93m				7:28PM1.93m
Low Tide	11:23PM0.30m				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m				12:36PM0.38m					1:02AM0.22m				1:25PM0.36m				1:45AM0.20m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	21	20	19	18	18	18	17	18	20	21	19	16	15	15	14	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	16	17	18	17	16	14	14	14	13	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	136	145	128	125	95	78	78	76	56	83	88	102	135	20	20	225	117	94	74	59	70	68	68	66	64	64	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 12	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 13
kJ	19	5	2	2	2	19	17	4	2	2	4	17	19	5	6	17	54	68	70	68	69	41	28	37	18	11	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	NE 12	N 13	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 14	NNE 14	NE 7	N 12	N 15	NNE 12	NNE 14	NNE 13	NE 11
kJ	5	2	5	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	5	3	4	20	20	14	36	69	2	25	38	26	68	60	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 7	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	43	—	41	38	22	26	47	39	53	76	47	258	286	279	183	—	—	—	52	66	51	—	—	27	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	6	26	97	60	128	6	6	19	53	53	48	131	63	6	0	0	0	6	97	133	26	6	6	0	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Houhora Harbour Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Te Paki	Fairway Reef	Ruakaka		Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		2	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fairway Reef Northland	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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