Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
9
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
5
20
20
20
20
49
107
133
116
120
124
139
149
158
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM2.03m
11:57AM2.14m
00:15AM1.95m
12:54PM2.08m
1:15AM1.87m
1:54PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.07m
6:15PM0.25m
6:33AM0.15m
7:14PM0.31m
7:32AM0.23m
8:17PM0.35m
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
17
18
16
13
12
12
12
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
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