Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
8
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
6
11
12
12
20
36
32
47
78
103
145
222
145
154
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:40AM2.06m
7:21PM2.20m
7:36AM2.09m
8:15PM2.26m
8:32AM2.10m
9:09PM2.28m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.26m
1:00PM0.00m
1:36AM0.19m
1:55PM-0.04m
2:32AM0.15m
2:49PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
14
12
11
10
10
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
14
12
13
13
12
11
12
15
11
9
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
Energy kJ
6
7
8
8
8
3
4
1
1
1
6
11
12
12
20
36
32
47
78
103
145
222
145
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
Energy kJ
3
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
11
11
2
2
14
3
3
3
3
3
115
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
2
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
6
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
117
115
117
157
180
157
117
82
117
115
115
115
115
115
47
7
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
7
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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