Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
182
227
176
382
146
124
131
103
58
42
41
27
25
15
14
11
9
9
21
37
39
39
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.79m
3:34PM1.90m
3:56AM1.80m
4:39PM1.96m
5:01AM1.85m
5:39PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.31m
9:52PM0.45m
10:15AM0.28m
10:58PM0.38m
11:18AM0.23m
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light rain
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thunderstorm
cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
16
17
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
10
10
10
11
12
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
12
10
10
13
12
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
12
13
9
7
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