Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
5
5
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:47PM2.07m
11:20AM2.09m
11:35PM2.02m
12:11PM2.05m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.08m
5:33PM0.24m
5:55AM0.12m
6:26PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:24
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
11
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
10
12
14
13
9
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