Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	421	731	540	325	318	318	295	301	527	307	307	307	245	240	197	189	153	147	115	113	108	88	110	108
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide				3:05PM1.83m				3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m
Low Tide	8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	12	11	11	11	10	11	13	12	12	12	10	10	9	10	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	6	8	10	9	8	8	8	7	8	10	8	8	8	7	7	6	8	11	11	10	10	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	421	421	327	325	318	318	295	301	307	307	307	307	245	240	197	189	153	147	115	113	108	88	110	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12
kJ	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	E 12	NE 12	E 12	NE 12	N 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	3	3	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	6	3	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	5	731	540	—	—	—	—	—	527	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Pataua Northland	Elliot Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	47	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	47	47	47	47	7	7	7	47	46	26	26	26	34	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Te Paki	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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