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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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 (?)
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.4
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999988999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2943211662706361192166721192387221319961884173617312060222322292484263925282252187217281521
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.71
8:03AM
1.86
8:09PM
1.76
8:46AM
1.92
8:52PM
1.80
9:26AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.36
2:13PM
0.51
2:24AM
0.30
2:57PM
0.45
3:06AM
0.25
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:38------
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1344432211211711862122
Temp. °C222119191918181818181818191919181818181819191919
Feels °C (?)212019171614141413131414151514131312131315151515
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