Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010588988888877788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45443720202019191978675772732616568513466420399348294254331334
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
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-
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
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.97
7:16PM
1.87
7:38AM
2.00
8:04PM
1.93
8:21AM
2.02
8:47PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.29
1:57PM
0.24
2:13AM
0.27
2:39PM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:17-------7:15--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1111-----------
Temp. °C191717191916151514171919191818181817181818181817
Feels °C (?)181514151513131313151615151515141413131314141413
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