Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1181211101010999101099101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324422830331824520013978746665414144474026404040392543
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.90
9:35AM
2.08
9:53PM
1.96
10:14AM
2.12
10:36PM
2.00
10:55AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.19
3:52PM
0.21
4:03AM
0.16
4:33PM
0.15
4:46AM
0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-8:14-------8:13-------8:12------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222117161515192324231917191819232421161716161721
Feels °C (?)211916151414172121221816191917212318151615151520
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