Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
43
49
86
254
124
87
85
65
48
46
32
29
28
25
25
11
20
12
12
23
24
54
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
N
20
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM2.10m
8:52PM2.09m
9:25AM2.17m
9:39PM2.10m
10:13AM2.20m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.07m
2:50PM0.21m
3:10AM0.02m
3:38PM0.18m
3:57AM-0.00m
4:28PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:26
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6:22
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7:47
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Temp °C
15
16
18
17
18
16
13
12
10
10
15
17
18
17
14
12
12
12
17
20
21
17
15
Feels °C
12
13
15
14
17
14
11
10
8
8
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
13
15
16
13
11
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