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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
20.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
1.7
ESE
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)99161616161515151515151599988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314242259256253250243234231228228225209442683653392401432372345428477377
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.80
2:07PM
1.95
2:39AM
1.73
3:00PM
1.86
3:37AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.34
8:31PM
0.35
8:43AM
0.44
9:24PM
0.39
9:39AM
0.53
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:30------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232217181816192222201715151619191918171717171919
Feels °C (?)212115151512141817171514151617161615141414131515
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