Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
192
220
233
240
269
341
368
326
368
412
364
280
206
196
195
205
173
294
319
290
248
159
148
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:11AM2.04m
6:49PM2.11m
7:02AM2.10m
7:40PM2.20m
7:55AM2.13m
8:32PM2.25m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.30m
12:32PM0.06m
1:00AM0.22m
1:23PM-0.02m
1:54AM0.16m
2:14PM-0.05m
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:23
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.2
ENE
10
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
15
1.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
43
42
63
62
61
42
368
326
10
364
280
206
36
35
23
21
4
248
61
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
2
2
24
12
10
10
36
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
214
192
220
233
240
269
341
368
412
204
196
195
205
173
294
319
290
225
159
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
82
82
117
117
101
82
82
82
70
82
82
82
70
34
47
47
47
82
82
82
82
70
68
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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