Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888899999999999999971010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257257264273244286336275275328336343343336295377549549528485646431788828
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
2.01
9:41AM
1.99
10:08PM
2.01
10:20AM
1.95
10:48PM
1.98
10:59AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.17
3:38AM
0.27
3:56PM
0.17
4:18AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
4:58AM
0.34
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:12------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11--1121---12---1144
Temp. °C181818171718191918181818171719191818181818181819
Feels °C (?)161516151616171716171717151618171616161716151516
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