Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
85
118
212
176
139
109
89
74
55
41
30
23
23
23
22
22
11
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.02m
12:40PM1.85m
00:56AM1.90m
1:32PM1.79m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.26m
6:29AM0.24m
6:45PM0.38m
7:17AM0.31m
7:37PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
12
10
10
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