Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
339
294
287
300
264
264
285
300
307
315
392
439
460
470
460
449
429
429
439
470
481
491
460
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM1.93m
10:10AM1.78m
10:43PM1.88m
10:52AM1.72m
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.44m
4:24PM0.33m
4:56AM0.49m
5:06PM0.39m
5:41AM0.54m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
1.7
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
347
339
294
287
2
264
264
285
300
307
315
4
4
460
4
4
449
429
429
439
470
481
491
460
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
300
392
439
470
460
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
48
48
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
48
157
157
157
26
48
48
48
82
157
483
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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