Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
9
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
16
6
5
5
5
6
5
33
52
155
102
57
39
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM1.56m
3:59PM1.68m
4:15AM1.59m
4:51PM1.74m
5:08AM1.66m
5:37PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.55m
10:12PM0.63m
10:27AM0.51m
11:05PM0.55m
11:18AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
13
19
21
14
13
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
9
9
8
11
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
7
7
11
17
18
10
8
6
6
7
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
4
7
7
8
9
6
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