Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)999996999777788888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336405396328328253579525559369383431471557587620760864122319662633282026321549
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.01
10:20AM
1.95
10:48PM
1.98
10:59AM
1.89
11:28PM
1.93
11:38AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
4:58AM
0.34
5:12PM
0.26
5:38AM
0.41
5:52PM
0.32
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---11-1-111211268113017222
Temp. °C181817171819201918181818192019191818181919202020
Feels °C (?)161615151515181615151515161716161414141515171819
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