Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	21	21	21	22	31	37	40	63	222	215	270	346	329	324	320	300	288	280	276	215	215	213	160	156
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	SSE	S	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:17AM2.07m				8:52PM2.28m					9:11AM2.07m				9:43PM2.27m				10:04AM2.04m				10:32PM2.22m
Low Tide	2:18AM0.15m				2:33PM-0.03m					3:11AM0.11m				3:25PM-0.01m				4:03AM0.10m				4:15PM0.05m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	18	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	16	14	12	11	11	10	11	13	15	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	12	12	16	18	15	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	12	10	9	9	8	9	11	13	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	21	21	21	22	31	20	40	63	222	215	270	346	329	324	320	300	288	280	276	215	215	213	160	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	E 13	ESE 10	E 14	ESE 10	E 18	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNW 4	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 9	N 8	NNE 8
kJ	10	10	10	14	9	37	19	60	9	8	2	8	8	8	9	9	9	6	6	3	2	6	1	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 13	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	NE 10	—	N 8	—	N 8	N 10	—	NE 8	—
kJ	1	1	14	4	9	4	9	2	2	9	3	—	—	—	—	4	—	1	—	1	2	—	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	NW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 2	SSW 2	SSW 2	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	—	4	4	2	3	5	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	7	7	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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