Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.6
NNW
6
2
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
56
56
56
59
61
61
61
61
64
170
334
223
146
80
65
86
62
26
23
23
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29AM2.02m
10:41PM1.91m
11:10AM1.97m
11:22PM1.84m
11:53AM1.90m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.17m
4:40PM0.32m
4:54AM0.23m
5:22PM0.39m
5:35AM0.30m
6:05PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:39
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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 mm
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1
1
4
1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
18
20
20
18
16
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
10
8
9
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
7
6
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