Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
80
98
109
116
120
123
127
135
178
210
240
229
269
284
329
338
364
355
344
344
289
296
296
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:54PM2.02m
2:20AM1.80m
2:57PM1.97m
3:28AM1.77m
3:59PM1.94m
4:34AM1.78m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.23m
8:17PM0.35m
8:34AM0.30m
9:21PM0.36m
9:39AM0.36m
10:24PM0.34m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
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