Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131312129912121256667777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868581787754587650555810598109199262307301335404440525596605
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
2.15
11:00PM
2.14
11:15AM
2.12
11:48PM
2.12
12:05PM
2.04
12:41AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.13
4:48PM
0.02
5:12AM
0.16
5:35PM
0.04
6:02AM
0.21
6:24PM
0.10
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:29--
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111----------1-
Temp. °C171719212120191818191920201918181819191920191919
Feels °C (?)171719202020201919191818181614141415151516161616
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