Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.6
SSE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
21
183
163
111
62
40
39
27
18
17
15
20
17
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:51PM1.74m
5:08AM1.66m
5:37PM1.82m
5:56AM1.75m
6:20PM1.91m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.51m
11:05PM0.55m
11:18AM0.45m
11:53PM0.45m
12:05PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
14
13
10
10
9
8
10
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
8
7
5
5
5
4
7
9
9
9
6
6
6
6
8
10
11
8
8
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