Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1.7°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 5AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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0
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3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
8
ENE
7.5
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414131212121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45176260947197381082111968154711715819158194062652522493129076295338816601083851628533441426408346
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
S
30
SW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.69
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.52
7:51AM
0.65
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1--21710137411--------1
Temp. °C191919191919202020212121212019201917171719212019
Feels °C (?)161515141414151515191819191816171716151517181716
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