Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
86
64
47
28
27
17
27
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM2.01m
10:21AM1.85m
10:40PM2.00m
11:05AM1.86m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.28m
4:30PM0.29m
5:01AM0.26m
5:13PM0.33m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
10
11
10
12
12
15
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
14
15
12
9
Feels °C
8
9
7
9
8
10
10
11
11
10
8
9
7
7
9
10
10
7
4
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