Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
31
31
30
71
146
124
118
118
125
125
132
132
129
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:46AM1.80m
2:27PM1.73m
2:37AM1.71m
3:22PM1.70m
3:31AM1.66m
4:17PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.39m
8:31PM0.58m
8:58AM0.44m
9:27PM0.63m
9:50AM0.47m
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
11
10
11
13
16
15
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
14
12
11
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
10
9
5
4
4
5
6
6
7
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