Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.7
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
16
15
30
44
44
45
62
70
188
645
804
597
531
454
378
282
258
258
262
271
359
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06PM2.00m
1:25AM1.86m
2:08PM1.94m
2:30AM1.80m
3:14PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.19m
7:23PM0.37m
7:45AM0.26m
8:27PM0.42m
8:49AM0.31m
9:35PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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1
2
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
13
17
17
16
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
11
15
15
15
10
11
12
12
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
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