Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010991313131312999121212812126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2572162081631541511151111098686858178565477775055345050118
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
2.07
9:45AM
2.15
10:13PM
2.12
10:29AM
2.15
11:00PM
2.14
11:15AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.14
4:04PM
0.03
4:24AM
0.13
4:48PM
0.02
5:12AM
0.16
5:35PM
0.04
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:31-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C171515141720211918171616182121201818171819202019
Feels °C (?)171414131720202019171616182019201919181918191817
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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