Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
18
23
23
23
23
23
22
20
20
13
33
30
85
231
162
64
73
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:40PM2.00m
11:05AM1.86m
11:21PM1.97m
11:51AM1.85m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.26m
5:13PM0.33m
5:44AM0.26m
5:59PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
12
11
9
8
6
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
7
7
4
4
1
1
4
6
6
5
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