Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	1	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	428	235	230	185	144	144	136	113	88	65	64	64	84	72	34	54	52	35	34	34	37	39	32	17
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m					6:08PM2.09m				6:23AM2.00m
Low Tide		10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m				11:45AM0.11m					00:23AM0.29m				12:43PM0.04m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	17	15
Feels °C	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	8	10	10	12	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5
kJ	288	235	230	185	144	144	136	113	88	65	64	64	84	72	34	54	52	35	34	34	18	18	32	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 4	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 5
kJ	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	20	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	6	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	—
kJ	428	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	5	12	13	5	5	6	7	7	6	14	22	34	37	39	58	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Baylys Beach Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	70	47	47	47	47	82	82	82	82	82	82	19	6	13	180	26	82	450	283	82	15	15	6	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Twilight Beach	Tapuaetahi	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Whananaki Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach			Te Paki	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	5	3	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		1	3			3	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Twilight Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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