Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:40PM1.66m
3:51AM1.60m
4:37PM1.69m
4:47AM1.62m
5:29PM1.75m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.68m
10:09AM0.52m
10:46PM0.65m
11:03AM0.47m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
11
11
11
11
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
12
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
9
9
9
9
11
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
14
12
10
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