Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
NNE
1.6
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010101168888888887777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19191923202526539493501488396377378357294253246217217223280280286279
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.87
7:38AM
2.00
8:04PM
1.93
8:21AM
2.02
8:47PM
1.98
9:02AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.29
1:57PM
0.24
2:13AM
0.27
2:39PM
0.19
2:57AM
0.26
3:18PM
0.17
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C141414151919191818181717171819181717171718191918
Feels °C (?)131312141616161515151313131415141414141415161615
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