Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101099141414141313131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5484163943282562121996024784394263473362682642061481061047272464642
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--12------21------------
Temp. °C192120191817161517201817151615151719191715141414
Feels °C (?)181918181716151416181515121212111315151413121211
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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