Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
69
65
59
47
58
29
27
26
26
25
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:37AM1.59m
5:04PM1.75m
5:32AM1.66m
5:52PM1.82m
6:21AM1.77m
6:37PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.54m
11:24PM0.50m
11:37AM0.49m
00:12AM0.39m
12:28PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
10
10
13
17
17
16
12
11
10
10
14
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
8
8
11
15
15
15
10
9
8
8
12
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
16
15
14
15
14
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