Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
294
407
583
979
422
383
301
251
212
218
187
187
183
151
151
155
237
203
227
234
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:48PM1.90m
4:05AM1.85m
4:53PM1.97m
5:10AM1.90m
5:54PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.27m
10:01PM0.45m
10:28AM0.23m
11:08PM0.39m
11:31AM0.16m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
4
8
11
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
13
12
11
9
10
13
15
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
11
10
10
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