Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
31
35
22
28
33
36
65
123
147
133
113
87
63
44
43
29
28
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
N
20
NNW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM2.00m
8:06PM2.04m
8:39AM2.10m
8:52PM2.09m
9:25AM2.17m
9:39PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.27m
2:25AM0.07m
2:50PM0.21m
3:10AM0.02m
3:38PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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Temp °C
17
19
19
18
15
14
15
17
18
17
18
16
13
11
10
10
15
17
18
17
13
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
12
11
12
15
15
14
16
15
11
8
7
8
13
14
14
12
9
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