Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.0°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	83	74	74	51	52	52	52	52	55	61	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	58	59	58	64	33	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	WSW	SW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			7:37AM1.97m				7:55PM2.05m				8:24AM2.03m				8:38PM2.05m				9:07AM2.05m				9:20PM2.02m
Low Tide	1:29AM0.19m				1:47PM0.24m				2:14AM0.14m				2:33PM0.23m				2:55AM0.12m				3:17PM0.24m


	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	3	2	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	21	21	20	17	16	15	14	17	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	15	17	18	18	19	18	16	14	12	16	19	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	83	74	74	51	52	52	52	52	55	61	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	58	59	58	64	33	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	N 4	ESE 7	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 9
kJ	5	4	8	4	9	8	4	4	4	4	9	4	6	9	12	7	5	5	6	6	4	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	ESE 6	N 14	ESE 7	SE 6	NNE 10	ESE 7	N 10	N 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 9	NNW 5
kJ	—	5	11	2	2	11	10	2	2	10	4	4	4	2	10	5	2	2	5	4	4	22	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 5	—	—	—	N 5	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	16	6	20	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Paparahi Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	6	26	82	180	6	6	26	26	0	0	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Te Paki Northland	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	5

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