Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
10
10
7
14
34
64
85
115
188
318
465
367
302
316
280
239
201
172
142
138
142
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:54AM1.86m
2:42PM1.86m
2:58AM1.84m
3:48PM1.90m
4:05AM1.85m
4:53PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.28m
8:53PM0.48m
9:23AM0.27m
10:01PM0.45m
10:28AM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
8
5
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
12
12
13
11
10
10
10
14
15
12
11
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