Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
19
25
33
33
55
55
58
100
159
159
182
182
182
157
138
140
99
170
223
578
985
963
809
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
6:07AM1.90m
6:39PM1.90m
6:50AM1.90m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
00:01AM0.40m
12:26PM0.26m
00:47AM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
11
11
11
26
10
39
55
58
100
159
159
182
182
182
157
138
140
99
11
17
17
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
N
11
0.5
E
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
23
15
10
10
10
10
10
22
10
10
11
11
11
11
17
12
10
17
17
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
8
5
5
10
10
22
10
4
10
4
8
21
21
21
8
8
7
7
2
2
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
Energy kJ
5
19
25
33
33
55
7
13
170
223
578
985
963
809
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
114
3
0
0
0
0
0
34
92
115
82
82
82
82
156
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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