Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 11 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (11 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)89121191111911566777878777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32293022242441254372159278344353253133215101866348524546
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
0
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
W
15
W
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
2.11
1:03AM
1.87
1:39PM
2.02
2:05AM
1.78
2:39PM
1.93
3:09AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.29
7:17AM
0.23
8:02PM
0.36
8:17AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.40
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---8:01-------8:02-------8:04----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------10871----1111---
Temp. °C192020181715151617171718171616151819191715131313
Feels °C (?)191918181815151514151615141414141717171514121211
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