Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.2° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	162	162	218	222	222	222	225	222	222	222	225	246	246	303	303	298	298	298	277	289	276
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	E	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				6:00PM1.77m					6:07AM1.69m				6:46PM1.83m				6:53AM1.74m				7:29PM1.89m
Low Tide		11:34AM0.43m					00:09AM0.59m				12:22PM0.39m				00:56AM0.53m				1:07PM0.33m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	9	9	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	11	12	10	8	8	8	9	8	11	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	162	162	51	45	222	222	225	222	222	222	225	246	246	303	303	298	298	298	277	289	276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	NW 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 5	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	24	1	218	222	23	20	7	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	3	7	1	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SE 5	SE 6	S 4	SSW 3	SSE 5	SW 2	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3
kJ	9	27	80	16	1	31	1	13	15	10	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	47	7	0	0	0	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	2	2	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5

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