Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.1
NNE
1.6
N
2.1
NNW
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)787878778877777777777111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21228717829217115324744436723331131117612424612712194776161585784
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
2.15
8:52PM
2.21
9:06AM
2.15
9:41PM
2.22
9:57AM
2.10
10:33PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
-0.04
3:05AM
0.12
3:25PM
-0.04
3:56AM
0.14
4:15PM
0.00
4:49AM
0.19
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----112--12--221--1-----
Temp. °C172019171616161416161615141414121318171312121313
Feels °C (?)1617161513131211131313131212111011161496798
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