Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
19.9° 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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
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
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)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
202
148
127
105
74
60
58
46
40
41
42
34
32
23
22
22
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
2:32AM1.93m
3:01PM1.74m
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
8:55AM0.40m
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
4
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
15
14
13
14
15
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
10
10
12
15
16
15
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
5
2
5
2
105
74
60
58
46
40
41
42
34
32
23
22
22
12
12
8
8
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
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
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
8
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
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
16
16
15
15
4
3
14
14
13
13
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
248
202
148
127
1
4
9
6
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
156
99
68
70
70
68
34
3
7
7
7
7
3
3
7
7
77
115
115
77
115
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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