Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
102
99
99
98
98
95
61
58
57
56
56
56
47
154
247
166
109
74
56
41
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:56AM1.99m
11:20PM2.13m
11:48AM1.93m
00:08AM2.02m
12:40PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.15m
5:41AM0.17m
5:55PM0.26m
6:29AM0.24m
6:45PM0.38m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
10
11
10
9
9
9
13
12
12
10
9
9
7
8
10
10
10
9
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