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Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
315
268
257
207
190
157
153
125
119
116
113
93
93
91
66
74
59
59
52
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:19PM2.00m
6:47AM1.90m
7:09PM2.03m
7:37AM1.97m
7:55PM2.05m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.30m
00:40AM0.26m
12:57PM0.27m
1:29AM0.19m
1:47PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
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