Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
21
21
21
20
19
26
18
16
16
18
17
23
23
14
37
106
151
298
91
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM2.03m
10:13PM2.00m
10:42AM1.97m
10:55PM1.90m
11:26AM1.89m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.25m
4:29AM0.19m
4:51PM0.34m
5:10AM0.28m
5:35PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
9
12
15
16
15
13
11
12
13
15
16
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
14
13
11
9
8
7
10
13
13
12
11
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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