Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.1
E
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
SE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
83
56
56
97
206
171
186
126
109
108
89
56
41
31
31
42
23
22
22
11
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM1.93m
00:08AM2.02m
12:40PM1.85m
00:56AM1.90m
1:32PM1.79m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.26m
6:29AM0.24m
6:45PM0.38m
7:17AM0.31m
7:37PM0.49m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
13
13
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
7
8
11
11
9
9
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