Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
17
12
7
7
124
112
17
9
9
5
4
3
4
4
6
12
11
9
6
6
7
10
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13AM2.20m
10:28PM2.08m
11:04AM2.18m
11:20PM2.03m
11:57AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:57AM-0.00m
4:28PM0.17m
4:46AM0.02m
5:20PM0.20m
5:38AM0.07m
6:15PM0.25m
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Temp °C
12
11
12
17
19
19
17
15
14
13
14
16
18
19
16
14
13
14
13
14
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
13
14
15
14
12
11
9
9
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
13
15
13
10
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