Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NNW
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
300
219
192
122
89
85
64
68
69
99
103
110
120
149
148
154
144
201
200
250
260
294
339
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
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-off
High Tide
3:18AM1.78m
4:01PM1.74m
4:10AM1.73m
4:52PM1.76m
4:59AM1.71m
5:41PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.53m
9:40AM0.39m
10:05PM0.57m
10:30AM0.40m
10:58PM0.58m
11:17AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
 mm
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
12
10
10
7
6
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
3
5
8
8
10
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
572
300
219
149
122
89
85
64
68
69
99
103
110
120
149
148
154
144
201
200
250
260
294
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
98
56
44
24
9
3
1
1
2
10
2
63
130
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
35
5
5
3
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
387
147
186
192
2
12
21
37
29
21
9
21
92
230
267
104
80
46
17
11
9
7
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
26
274
161
6
34
34
180
181
181
0
0
369
181
304
96
96
96
68
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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