Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3 PM
6 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
331
250
182
132
109
102
74
60
48
52
40
40
30
34
34
25
25
17
15
14
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
2:32AM1.93m
3:01PM1.74m
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.26m
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
8:55AM0.40m
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5
5
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
15
14
12
12
12
13
16
18
16
14
14
15
15
16
18
18
16
12
12
13
11
13
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
12
15
17
15
12
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
13
2
5
2
132
109
89
74
60
48
52
40
40
30
34
34
25
25
17
13
13
8
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
5
2
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
15
6
6
15
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
4
6
6
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
16
16
7
15
4
3
14
14
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
452
331
250
182
102
2
5
9
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
47
47
69
96
96
68
68
70
70
70
34
7
7
7
7
7
34
7
3
7
7
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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