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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777711111111111111111177777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27923015112897848263616159578182116114112112112163249173173178
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
2.22
9:57AM
2.10
10:33PM
2.19
10:50AM
2.03
11:28PM
2.13
11:47AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.14
4:15PM
0.00
4:49AM
0.19
5:08PM
0.08
5:46AM
0.26
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11------11--------------
Temp. °C161514131313141717151312111112151413111213121415
Feels °C (?)141312111112141717141198881010989981011
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