Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.3°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNW
4
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
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
14
13
12
12
26
25
25
11
10
12
24
18
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.77m
6:37PM1.90m
7:08AM1.89m
7:22PM1.98m
7:54AM2.00m
8:06PM2.04m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.39m
12:28PM0.42m
00:57AM0.27m
1:16PM0.34m
1:41AM0.16m
2:03PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
12
11
11
14
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
18
18
17
15
14
12
11
16
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
10
10
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
15
12
13
10
9
14
13
14
13
12
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