Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	22	54	52	35	34	29	27	27	28	24	17	17	18	7	10	20	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	22
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:08PM2.09m				6:23AM2.00m				7:05PM2.18m				7:21AM2.05m				8:00PM2.25m				8:17AM2.07m
Low Tide					00:23AM0.29m				12:43PM0.04m				1:22AM0.21m				1:39PM-0.01m				2:18AM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	15	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	17
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	13	14	13	11	12	12	13	14	12	11	12	12	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	N 4	ESE 10	N 5
kJ	22	54	52	35	34	29	18	18	18	24	16	11	11	4	6	6	22	23	23	22	21	10	21	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 4	ESE 8	ESE 10	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 10
kJ	20	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	17	17	17	18	3	6	20	2	2	2	10	10	21	4	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 4	NNE 10	N 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 10	E 13	E 13
kJ	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	11	4	10	7	10	10	2	11	1	1	1	4	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5
kJ	7	10	11	12	17	23	27	27	28	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	3	24	11	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Pataua Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	161	82	26	46	82	82	82	63	75	34	7	115	115	117	117	124	124	157	34	34	53	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)		3	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	1	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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