Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)889999910101010101099999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128914571660188421502734343941424599422236923135261121022157185914881040711560515423344297
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.99
1:58PM
1.86
2:42AM
1.93
3:04PM
1.78
3:49AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.18
7:55AM
0.37
8:18PM
0.27
9:00AM
0.44
9:23PM
0.33
10:09AM
0.46
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-
Sunset-7:28-------7:25-------7:24------
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
456513131011178753--------11-
Temp. °C181818181919191919192020202020232321191818171922
Feels °C (?)141413141514141313141920202222242322211919172024
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