Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	257	257	233	233	210	188	163	140	136	145	114	141	95	125	82	121	170	218	204	215	242	269	225	202	157	157	139
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:34AM1.78m				4:58PM1.93m				5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m				6:42PM1.93m
Low Tide	10:24PM0.34m				10:42AM0.38m				11:23PM0.30m				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m				12:36PM0.38m					1:02AM0.22m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	21	21	19	18	17	17	17	19	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	21	20	18	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	19	19	18	20	21	20	18	18	17	17	17	19	19	20	20	17	16	16	15	17	17	16	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NE 8	N 15	N 10	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	257	257	233	233	210	188	163	140	136	145	114	141	95	19	82	4	2	218	204	215	19	20	20	168	111	92	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	33	2	2	2	18	2	4	2	4	17	6	5	6	17	56	54	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 13	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 14
kJ	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	2	2	2	5	5	8	2	6	6	4	3	3	2	3	4	20	20	14	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 6	NE 8	N 4	NE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	37	28	19	—	—	41	30	125	20	121	170	—	—	—	242	269	225	202	157	157	139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	6	48	13	6	6	6	10	13	26	60	6	6	13	26	13	53	405	131	75	6	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Omaha Beach and Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay			Forestry	Pakiri beach	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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