Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NW 6	ESE 9	N 5	ESE 10	NNE 5	ESE 8	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	168	113	88	65	86	64	64	72	40	54	52	35	34	33	35	49	43	54	17	17	18	10	6	20
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m					6:08PM2.09m				6:23AM2.00m				7:05PM2.18m				7:21AM2.05m
Low Tide				11:21PM0.37m				11:45AM0.11m					00:23AM0.29m				12:43PM0.04m				1:22AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	13	12	13	13	15
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	9	11	12	12	13	14	15	13	12	11	12	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNW 5	N 4
kJ	168	113	88	65	86	64	64	72	22	54	52	35	34	29	31	18	18	34	15	17	12	7	5	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 4	ESE 10
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	40	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	17	5	17	18	7	2	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ESE 9	NE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10
kJ	2	3	3	3	6	2	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	17	4	10	10	6	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NW 6	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	11	10	13	10	5	5	4	11	13	12	15	23	33	35	49	43	54	1	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1
Distance (km)	82	82	82	82	60	6	0	46	13	26	26	82	82	82	63	63	0	0	10	77	7	115	117	124
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach	Whananaki Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5
Header Global	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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