Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)610812888888111010101010106777877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334517444138363736359027878460646498205233246258311306
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
1.87
4:22PM
1.79
5:10AM
1.89
5:31PM
1.80
6:14AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.30
10:18AM
0.48
10:44PM
0.31
11:28AM
0.46
11:50PM
0.29
12:32PM
0.40
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:05-------8:02-------8:01------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181818202222212019181721212019191918192021
Feels °C (?)202020201918212221222119181720191817171715171818
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