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Helena Bay Surf Forecast
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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | |
112 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 49 | 69 | 97 | 137 | 209 | 342 | 515 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.81m | 5:34AM1.80m | 6:11PM1.85m | 6:18AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.89m | 7:01AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.50m | 11:52AM0.32m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:34PM0.31m | 1:03AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 18 | N 18 |
 kJ | 100 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 13 | N 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 69 | 97 | 137 | 209 | 342 | 515 | 620 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 82 | 26 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 180 | 220 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 274 | 450 | 481 |
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