Helena Bay Surf Break

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
382
382
332
332
319
240
231
226
192
192
139
154
125
88
86
67
65
53
38
36
35
34
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM2.03m
10:56PM2.22m
11:18AM1.96m
11:49PM2.14m
12:15PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.14m
4:36PM0.04m
5:17AM0.16m
5:30PM0.13m
6:11AM0.21m
6:24PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
15
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
347
382
382
332
332
319
240
231
226
192
192
139
154
125
88
86
67
65
53
38
36
35
34
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
8
2
2
2
6
2
4
8
6
5
2
24
6
22
22
12
12
12
12
11
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
4
7
18
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
7
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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