Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
50
40
41
56
56
42
33
23
22
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
33
31
29
41
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:32AM1.93m
3:01PM1.74m
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.40m
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
15
16
18
15
13
14
14
14
15
18
17
17
16
16
11
10
11
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
13
13
15
13
11
12
12
12
13
17
16
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
45
50
40
41
56
56
42
33
23
22
12
12
8
6
3
3
2
2
2
11
11
11
11
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
17
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
6
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
8
11
8
22
5
9
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
17
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
4
3
14
13
13
13
13
12
6
11
8
3
2
5
5
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
2
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
33
31
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
19
34
115
77
115
34
115
115
82
82
82
115
115
3
34
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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