Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.2°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
39
25
23
15
14
11
9
9
21
37
39
38
20
9
29
30
73
76
77
74
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:39PM1.96m
5:01AM1.85m
5:39PM2.04m
6:01AM1.92m
6:32PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.28m
10:58PM0.38m
11:18AM0.23m
11:58PM0.29m
12:15PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
15
16
13
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
10
9
12
15
16
14
10
Feels °C
10
11
12
10
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
7
10
12
12
10
6
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