Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
2
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
2.5
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
2.5
N
9
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
371
300
186
191
171
163
153
239
787
350
930
443
386
301
229
130
98
114
146
141
184
184
180
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
E
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:31AM1.74m
11:52PM1.91m
12:18PM1.74m
00:35AM1.90m
1:09PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.38m
5:38PM0.38m
6:15AM0.36m
6:24PM0.42m
7:01AM0.34m
7:15PM0.45m
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
8
2
1
5
5
2
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.8
N
8
0.7
E
10
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
206
167
128
128
128
136
136
98
98
367
98
466
443
386
301
229
130
83
114
146
141
184
184
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.7
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.5
SE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
6
98
10
102
80
75
73
71
71
98
40
17
15
11
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.4
N
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
E
12
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
43
42
12
27
14
10
18
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
2
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
2.5
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
2.5
N
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
239
371
300
186
191
171
163
153
239
787
350
930
3
15
19
61
55
18
11
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
53
48
480
48
48
13
161
161
161
53
13
92
5
3
7
53
83
68
53
53
96
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
8
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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