Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
NE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
2
N
2.2
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)988888887711111071212121212127777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88168757448644533026424020714716716712378117155155263258206352537358311
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.78
3:49AM
1.89
4:13PM
1.75
4:55AM
1.90
5:21PM
1.76
5:56AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.33
10:09AM
0.46
10:31PM
0.36
11:16AM
0.43
11:35PM
0.35
12:17PM
0.37
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232119181717192122201918181719212120202021192023
Feels °C (?)232221201818212223212119191820212122191721192021
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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