Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
12
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
254
250
246
128
125
196
173
156
126
126
126
128
126
93
86
86
86
85
58
61
61
40
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:37AM1.78m
8:09PM1.95m
8:19AM1.81m
8:48PM1.99m
8:59AM1.83m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.47m
1:50PM0.29m
2:23AM0.41m
2:30PM0.26m
3:03AM0.35m
3:10PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
12
12
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
11
8
7
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
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