Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
N
7
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
236
157
260
280
220
165
117
82
65
58
36
35
25
26
27
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM1.80m
00:25AM1.70m
1:03PM1.72m
1:17AM1.62m
2:00PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.37m
6:22PM0.54m
6:41AM0.46m
7:14PM0.62m
7:34AM0.52m
8:11PM0.67m
light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:15
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6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
14
13
9
7
7
8
7
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
6
7
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