Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212128999991111121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)845452484746454545253774130164137140606096127154114112102
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.69
6:03PM
1.63
6:47AM
1.76
6:55PM
1.68
7:33AM
1.84
7:43PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.66
12:21AM
0.46
12:57PM
0.59
1:11AM
0.38
1:45PM
0.50
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:19-------8:17-------8:16--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
452---------------------
Temp. °C212121202119171717181920211915151516192223221716
Feels °C (?)242321191814121313131415161513121313161921201515
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