Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
13
13
6
6
7
8
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
9
12
36
38
50
45
33
38
105
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:26PM2.11m
6:40AM2.06m
7:21PM2.20m
7:36AM2.09m
8:15PM2.26m
8:32AM2.10m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.26m
1:00PM0.00m
1:36AM0.19m
1:55PM-0.04m
2:32AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
10
15
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
9
8
7
6
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
10
Energy kJ
6
13
13
6
6
7
8
8
8
3
4
4
4
4
1
6
12
36
38
50
45
26
38
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
13
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
5
5
3
5
3
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
9
11
4
3
1
3
33
35
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
2
2
3
2
5
5
5
5
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
82
82
82
117
115
82
157
180
157
82
82
82
115
268
115
115
7
3
5
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
4
4
8
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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