Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777788888888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267230217211150150187251287257257251257238244286320315281294359406415424
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
2.02
8:47PM
1.98
9:02AM
2.02
9:29PM
2.01
9:41AM
1.99
10:08PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
0.19
2:57AM
0.26
3:18PM
0.17
3:38AM
0.27
3:56PM
0.17
4:18AM
0.30
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:14----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1----121-
Temp. °C181919181718171818191918181716181919191817181817
Feels °C (?)141515151415141515161716161615161717181816171715
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