Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
85
58
61
198
69
78
226
504
378
243
138
86
62
47
35
27
27
27
25
24
15
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:59AM1.83m
9:25PM2.01m
9:40AM1.85m
10:02PM2.01m
10:21AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.35m
3:10PM0.25m
3:42AM0.31m
3:50PM0.26m
4:21AM0.28m
4:30PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
14
16
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
10
9
8
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
12
10
8
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