Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
12
0.4
SE
6
0.2
N
12
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
23
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
23
11
11
12
27
32
31
60
161
166
187
187
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:44
5:43
5:40
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
18
19
15
14
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
12
12
11
12
14
15
17
13
12
13
13
13
13
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Energy kJ
42
33
23
13
12
8
8
6
3
3
2
8
11
2
8
11
11
26
15
58
97
166
187
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
N
11
0.4
NE
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
11
8
11
11
2
5
4
23
21
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
17
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.3
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
15
15
4
3
14
14
13
13
13
12
6
2
23
8
8
1
5
2
4
22
10
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
8
5
3
1
1
1
5
1
12
27
32
31
60
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
3
3
34
34
83
83
115
115
115
115
115
82
7
115
115
82
82
82
47
47
47
82
80
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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