Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (05 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)161616161615141414141515131313131314161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25425125124817715715320620620621221887128125858513217416174727171
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
2.19
8:10PM
2.11
8:49AM
2.26
9:04PM
2.12
9:42AM
2.29
9:58PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.19
2:30AM
-0.05
3:05PM
0.14
3:23AM
-0.06
3:59PM
0.13
4:15AM
-0.04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00
Sunset---8:24-------8:25-------8:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202323211615141421232322191716172224232119171616
Feels °C (?)172223191514141422232322191615162222202019171616
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