Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.6°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
173
200
200
200
211
248
284
321
346
337
313
284
308
308
281
257
233
205
183
143
136
109
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
0
SE
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57PM1.97m
3:28AM1.77m
3:59PM1.94m
4:34AM1.78m
4:58PM1.93m
5:34AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.30m
9:21PM0.36m
9:39AM0.36m
10:24PM0.34m
10:42AM0.38m
11:23PM0.30m
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6:15
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7:53
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7:54
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
21
21
20
18
17
17
18
18
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