Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010991414141413131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)927708599555610416394328256212199590478555426347336268264206148144103103
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:58-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-------11--------
Temp. °C181717171921191717161615172018171515151517192017
Feels °C (?)171616161819181416151514151716151312111214151614
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Helena Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest