Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
258
263
307
446
446
408
235
230
185
176
144
121
96
88
86
65
84
64
72
38
54
52
35
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19AM1.88m
4:07PM1.91m
4:21AM1.91m
5:08PM1.99m
5:23AM1.95m
6:08PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.23m
10:16PM0.43m
10:45AM0.18m
11:21PM0.37m
11:45AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
11
9
9
9
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