Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	248	284	316	316	316	316	257	257	257	233	233	210	210	188	140	140	145	114	106	128	78	142	74	131	154	90
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	3:28AM1.77m				3:59PM1.94m					4:34AM1.78m				4:58PM1.93m				5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m
Low Tide			9:39AM0.36m					10:24PM0.34m				10:42AM0.38m				11:23PM0.30m				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	18	19	21	21	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	15	16	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	19	18	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6
kJ	248	284	316	316	316	316	257	257	257	233	233	210	210	188	140	140	145	114	106	128	78	18	74	131	154	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	NE 8
kJ	11	11	3	11	3	3	2	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	21	5	2	2	2	5	2	4	2	2	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 20	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	2	5	5	5	2	8	2	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 6	N 4	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	29	43	42	30	32	50	30	142	46	104	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Elliot Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	82	82	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	60	19	0	0	13	6	13	82	156	19	13	53	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3		1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mussel Rock Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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