Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.3° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	98	98	95	61	58	83	56	56	56	145	125	198	180	143	112	74	58
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	S	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		11:20PM2.13m				11:48AM1.93m					00:08AM2.02m				12:40PM1.85m
Low Tide				5:41AM0.17m				5:55PM0.26m					6:29AM0.24m				6:45PM0.38m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	5	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	11	11	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	10
Feels °C	10	10	9	9	10	13	12	11	10	9	11	10	8	9	10	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 6	E 6
kJ	98	98	95	61	58	83	56	56	56	62	47	27	25	25	24	74	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 12	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	6	6	5	7	5	7	7	7	7	47	5	5	5	7	6	24	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 8	—	—	—	N 6	NW 10	N 8	N 8
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	1	4	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	ESE 2	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	145	125	198	180	143	112	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	6	34	53	7	7	0	0	47	47	47	34	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

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