Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
1.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
7
15
34
77
125
148
212
294
429
244
713
368
287
239
201
168
168
142
145
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:42PM1.86m
2:58AM1.84m
3:48PM1.90m
4:05AM1.85m
4:53PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.28m
8:53PM0.48m
9:23AM0.27m
10:01PM0.45m
10:28AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
3
9
12
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
14
16
13
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
11
10
11
11
10
9
13
13
13
14
10
9
9
13
15
12
10
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