Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
2.4
NNW
1.5
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)999988878777799999999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47192832824714386612641272516231413131321202020191952
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassonglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.79
12:48AM
1.64
1:26PM
1.75
1:39AM
1.60
2:18PM
1.73
2:37AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.57
7:04AM
0.47
7:43PM
0.60
7:55AM
0.50
8:39PM
0.60
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset---7:47-------7:49-------7:50----
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rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-41---------------------
Temp. °C191613141311111215181817131313131413141413131211
Feels °C (?)16107787891215151510111212141213131213119
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