Helena Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Helena Bay

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.5°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 (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
589
479
469
375
300
294
307
199
149
145
139
132
99
165
345
487
675
567
531
787
639
599
338
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM1.93m
9:46AM1.76m
10:19PM1.90m
10:28AM1.72m
11:00PM1.88m
11:11AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.46m
3:59PM0.32m
4:34AM0.47m
4:41PM0.35m
5:17AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
6
11
4
Temp °C
17
14
13
13
13
14
16
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
Energy kJ
757
589
479
469
375
300
294
307
199
149
145
139
132
95
90
7
9
6
9
9
435
341
341
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
59
26
26
26
25
25
11
24
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
2
4
3
9
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
46
45
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
1
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
9
7
2
1
4
42
34
39
52
50
64
99
165
345
487
675
567
531
787
639
599
338
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
13
26
82
234
269
494
494
494
104
26
6
26
26
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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