Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	248	258	263	307	446	446	408	235	230	185	176	144	121	96	88	86	65	84	64	72	38	54	52	35
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m					6:08PM2.09m
Low Tide				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m				11:45AM0.11m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	15	15	13	13	14
Feels °C	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	12	11	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	248	258	263	307	307	307	288	235	230	185	176	144	121	96	88	86	65	84	64	72	21	54	52	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	38	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	6	6	6	2	2	3	5	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	446	446	408	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	9	11	9	10	8	11	14	15	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	7	47	47	47	47	47	47	70	47	82	82	82	82	82	26	26	26	82	156	26	26	450
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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