Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.6°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
16
30
42
60
67
110
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39AM1.67m
6:16PM1.82m
6:27AM1.73m
6:58PM1.90m
7:10AM1.80m
7:37PM1.97m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.41m
00:28AM0.51m
12:39PM0.35m
1:11AM0.41m
1:21PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
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