Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
17
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
11
9
9
21
37
39
38
20
29
29
30
73
76
77
74
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:01AM1.85m
5:39PM2.04m
6:01AM1.92m
6:32PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.38m
11:18AM0.23m
11:58PM0.29m
12:15PM0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
13
15
14
13
12
10
10
9
12
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
6
10
11
12
10
5
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