Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
59
108
113
92
113
90
88
88
85
91
107
162
150
143
116
111
88
74
74
69
50
30
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02AM2.06m
8:31PM2.25m
8:52AM2.07m
9:18PM2.23m
9:41AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.13m
2:15PM0.03m
2:50AM0.08m
3:04PM0.04m
3:37AM0.07m
3:51PM0.10m
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
8
7
7
9
9
8
9
8
6
4
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