Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
113
80
79
84
88
72
74
68
47
46
48
59
40
37
17
16
16
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04AM1.74m
1:44PM1.72m
1:56AM1.66m
2:41PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.52m
7:23AM0.43m
7:51PM0.61m
8:15AM0.49m
8:48PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
7
9
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
11
10
9
8
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