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Helena Bay Surf Forecast
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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 77 | 121 | 272 | 400 | 675 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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