Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
45
46
38
40
45
47
55
56
56
56
56
56
59
61
61
61
61
67
137
161
83
52
41
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM2.05m
10:00PM1.98m
10:29AM2.02m
10:41PM1.91m
11:10AM1.97m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.13m
3:59PM0.27m
4:15AM0.17m
4:40PM0.32m
4:54AM0.23m
5:22PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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6:41
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6:41
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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 mm
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1
2
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1
1
5
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Temp °C
16
15
14
18
19
21
20
17
15
14
14
18
20
20
18
16
17
17
17
17
14
12
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
17
16
19
18
16
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
9
9
8
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