Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.8
E
6
2.2
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
39
72
114
276
528
378
246
138
104
79
62
28
34
27
27
25
24
15
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:25PM2.01m
9:40AM1.85m
10:02PM2.01m
10:21AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.31m
3:50PM0.26m
4:21AM0.28m
4:30PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
16
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
8
7
7
8
7
9
11
11
12
9
8
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