Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
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
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)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
25
25
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
14
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM1.66m
5:52PM1.82m
6:21AM1.77m
6:37PM1.90m
7:08AM1.89m
7:22PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.50m
11:37AM0.49m
00:12AM0.39m
12:28PM0.42m
00:57AM0.27m
1:16PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
14
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
14
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
16
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
12
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
11
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