Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
1
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
36
40
53
74
120
153
141
161
192
138
114
69
61
49
30
30
31
20
20
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
W
25
WNW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:26AM1.89m
11:38PM1.79m
12:12PM1.80m
00:25AM1.70m
1:03PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.44m
5:54AM0.37m
6:22PM0.54m
6:41AM0.46m
7:14PM0.62m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
12
12
12
13
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
13
11
12
9
9
10
11
6
8
6
6
7
7
8
9
12
12
11
11
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