Helena Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.43° S 174.37° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 May)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Afternoon (01 May)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (01 May)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 1								Saturday 2								Sunday 3
	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	3 PM	6 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	104	131	362	649	746	692	547	472	517	442	388	214	176	143	191	226	238	298	264	264	237	226	181	218
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	6:39PM1.90m				6:50AM1.90m				7:21PM1.94m				7:31AM1.90m				8:02PM1.97m				8:11AM1.89m
Low Tide			00:47AM0.38m				1:07PM0.24m				1:30AM0.37m				1:46PM0.22m				2:11AM0.37m				2:24PM0.23m


	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	N 12	NE 12	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	104	17	17	9	17	11	91	65	11	6	11	115	121	143	191	226	238	298	264	264	237	226	181	218
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNE 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	N 12	NE 12	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	ESE 7	N 13	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	11	12	9	17	9	9	9	10	6	11	6	8	8	4	4	4	14	4	30	4	2	8	28	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	N 10	N 16	N 16	NNE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 12	NE 12	N 10	NE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	17	2	5	5	17	7	6	6	4	4	4	6	6	2	6	2	2	2	4	2	2	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	21	131	362	649	746	692	547	472	517	442	388	214	176	121	82	53	53	19	79	72	57	48	46	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	47	96	115	115	82	122	122	122	115	156	82	82	82	115	82	82	82	82	82	70	82	82	117	82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks		Waipapakauri Beach	Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Piha-The Bar Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Puertecillo Chile	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Backdoor Mozambique	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyard Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Captains South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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