Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	24	38	69	88	95	116	128	132	141	127	131	159	178	216	222	262	276	359	416	427	392	358	318	242
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		1:15AM1.87m				1:54PM2.02m				2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m				3:28AM1.77m				3:59PM1.94m
Low Tide				7:32AM0.23m				8:17PM0.35m				8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m				9:39AM0.36m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	12	11	12	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	141	127	131	159	13	13	222	262	11	11	11	427	392	358	318	242
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12	E 15	E 15	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	6	2	2	3	5	5	14	13	13	13	4	4	12	12	4	4	4	11	11	3	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 11	—	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 16	E 15	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	6	3	3	3	2	—	2	5	5	5	2	2	2	5	5	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	24	38	69	88	95	116	128	132	—	—	—	—	178	216	—	—	276	359	416	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	82	82	156	157	156	82	157	114	82	26	26	156	82	156	6	13	6	6	13	82	82	82	82	82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Te Paki Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Te Paki Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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