Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
628
796
649
535
419
303
263
220
182
157
266
338
246
337
294
254
225
188
158
108
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM1.94m
2:30AM1.80m
3:14PM1.91m
3:39AM1.77m
4:20PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.26m
8:27PM0.42m
8:49AM0.31m
9:35PM0.43m
9:56AM0.34m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
6
3
2
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
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