Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
74
68
47
46
48
59
39
37
22
16
16
8
8
8
6
6
13
37
22
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:44PM1.72m
1:56AM1.66m
2:41PM1.67m
2:53AM1.61m
3:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.43m
7:51PM0.61m
8:15AM0.49m
8:48PM0.66m
9:11AM0.52m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
12
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
9
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
10
10
9
7
6
7
7
11
13
11
12
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