Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	125	95	78	78	73	72	70	62	106	145	74	206	214	178	99	82	69	70	70	70	66	68	61	62
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	glassy
High Tide				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m				6:42PM1.93m					7:17AM1.93m				7:28PM1.93m
Low Tide		11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m				12:36PM0.38m					1:02AM0.22m				1:25PM0.36m				1:45AM0.20m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Temp °C	18	21	19	20	18	18	17	17	18	19	21	19	16	15	15	14	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	18	20	19	20	18	18	17	15	16	17	17	16	14	13	14	13	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 16	NE 7	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	125	95	78	78	73	72	70	62	48	19	43	20	214	178	99	82	57	70	68	70	66	62	61	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	NE 12	ENE 8	NE 12	NNE 13	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	2	2	19	17	4	2	2	4	17	5	32	6	17	20	34	45	68	69	41	41	38	19	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 14	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 14	NNE 14	E 10	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	20	4	20	14	14	36	69	2	25	25	26	68	60	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	NW 5	—	—	—	—	N 7	NNE 6	N 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	31	29	36	39	50	40	40	106	145	74	206	35	—	—	—	—	57	70	52	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	6	26	60	114	6	6	6	156	53	77	445	131	63	13	0	0	0	6	97	149	60	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay		Te Paki	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Tapuaetahi	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1		2	1			3	3	2	1	2	2	1	4	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Beatons Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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