Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.2
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)88999999989991111111414141415161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11361444176918971944189820831994160813506505865628287307165681129101810771138160218221842
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.93
10:38AM
1.82
11:09PM
1.87
11:20AM
1.74
11:53PM
1.79
12:04PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.41
4:52PM
0.32
5:20AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.40
6:06AM
0.56
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
58121243166233221-13321-132
Temp. °C181818181919191920202020222223222019202020212120
Feels °C (?)141413141515151618181920232324232121212222232222
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