Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.5°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
52
51
30
30
31
30
29
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:21PM2.08m
9:49AM2.08m
10:03PM2.09m
10:33AM2.10m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.09m
3:59PM0.19m
4:22AM0.07m
4:45PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:01
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7:22
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7:23
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Temp °C
15
13
10
9
9
10
13
17
16
15
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
7
6
6
7
9
14
12
12
10
9
9
9
13
13
12
13
13
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