Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
2
NNW
1.7
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)14141413131313125566677788777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36393759575554505492103117207280302220438329183206162158157193
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
2.05
7:16PM
2.06
7:31AM
2.12
8:03PM
2.16
8:18AM
2.15
8:52PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
0.10
1:26AM
0.19
1:50PM
0.01
2:15AM
0.14
2:37PM
-0.04
3:05AM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------11142---11126
Temp. °C161818171515151618191918181818171719201717171717
Feels °C (?)151616151313121214151514141314141616181515151412
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