Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	NNE 8	NNE 9	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	7	6	8	20	20	20	20	19	55	101	127	152	139	162	167	153	163	159	163	188	173	183	188	204
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	00:15AM1.95m				12:54PM2.08m					1:15AM1.87m				1:54PM2.02m				2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m
Low Tide			6:33AM0.15m					7:14PM0.31m				7:32AM0.23m				8:17PM0.35m				8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	12	11	12	15	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	15
Feels °C	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	7	6	8	3	3	3	3	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	163	159	163	188	173	183	188	204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	SE 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	6	1	5	20	20	20	20	3	3	6	6	2	3	3	5	5	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	N 16	NE 13	N 6	NE 13	E 6	SE 6	ESE 5	NE 12	E 12	E 11	N 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 16	E 15
kJ	7	5	7	1	6	1	1	2	6	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	—	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	3	1	—	2	8	10	19	55	101	127	152	139	162	167	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	115	122	82	82	82	156	156	82	82	82	156	157	156	157	157	114	53	13	13	82	82	82	82	48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Te Paki	Twilight Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Twilight Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Twilight Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Twilight Beach	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Porridge Southland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Header Global	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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