Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
86
89
87
57
55
54
51
50
49
48
52
53
51
41
66
60
58
57
56
54
51
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:41AM1.84m
7:00PM1.98m
7:24AM1.94m
7:40PM2.04m
8:06AM2.02m
8:21PM2.08m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.34m
12:49PM0.31m
1:17AM0.23m
1:32PM0.25m
1:58AM0.15m
2:16PM0.21m
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clear
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Temp °C
11
10
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
14
15
18
19
15
12
10
11
10
12
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
8
7
9
11
10
10
9
8
6
10
11
12
14
10
9
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
6
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