Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	230	185	144	144	136	136	134	65	64	64	64	71	22	54	52	35	34	29	31	34	33	31	17	17
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m					6:08PM2.09m				6:23AM2.00m				7:05PM2.18m
Low Tide				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m				11:45AM0.11m					00:23AM0.29m				12:43PM0.04m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	8	7	9	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	12	13	14	15	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	230	185	144	144	136	136	4	65	64	64	64	71	22	54	52	35	34	29	31	18	18	31	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 4	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	6	6	5	20	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	17	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	E 12	N 11	E 12	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	3	2	3	6	2	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	4	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	E 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	—	134	13	16	7	5	7	11	11	7	15	22	22	25	34	33	77	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Pataua Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	47	47	47	69	70	82	82	82	82	6	0	82	425	26	82	82	82	82	63	63	15	6	10	34
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3		1	3	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mussel Rock Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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