Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010181717161616161515677151414148121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1171179492104101931351341348511911314013186109102969275231204182
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
2.02
9:58AM
2.21
10:17PM
2.02
10:42AM
2.18
11:03PM
1.99
11:25AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
0.05
4:16PM
0.14
4:28AM
0.09
5:01PM
0.14
5:13AM
0.15
5:44PM
0.17
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:28-------8:27
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C171616162021212019181718202121201918171720222321
Feels °C (?)151515161921212119181717192020212019181719212220
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