Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
114
116
127
125
125
127
90
91
62
61
61
62
106
101
176
168
173
162
383
218
173
222
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:31AM1.66m
4:17PM1.70m
4:25AM1.65m
5:10PM1.73m
5:17AM1.66m
6:00PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.47m
10:23PM0.65m
10:43AM0.47m
11:18PM0.63m
11:34AM0.43m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
12
Temp °C
12
10
12
13
13
11
11
11
9
10
10
12
11
11
10
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
3
5
6
6
5
6
7
6
9
9
11
8
9
7
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
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