Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
52
71
121
124
118
114
116
127
125
125
127
90
91
63
62
62
62
68
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM1.70m
3:31AM1.66m
4:17PM1.70m
4:25AM1.65m
5:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.44m
9:27PM0.63m
9:50AM0.47m
10:23PM0.65m
10:43AM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
3
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
16
15
14
13
13
12
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
5
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