Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	SSE 6	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	118	136	149	387	353	265	260	255	214	214	214	245	167	133	309	346	392	606	589	569	411	419	358	307
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:35AM1.90m				1:09PM1.76m				1:24AM1.88m				2:05PM1.79m				2:19AM1.88m					3:05PM1.83m
Low Tide			7:01AM0.34m				7:15PM0.45m				7:51AM0.31m				8:11PM0.47m				8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	15	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	13	12	10	10	11
Feels °C	8	7	7	11	11	8	9	8	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	8	7	6	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNE 8	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 14	N 14	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	118	58	149	387	353	265	260	255	214	214	214	245	167	133	4	4	392	363	354	338	411	419	358	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	N 8	NNE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 9	NNE 8	NE 8	—	—	N 14	—	—	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	71	96	41	19	10	9	4	4	8	6	3	—	—	4	—	—	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	—	—	—	—	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	27	39	57	29	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 4	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SSW 4	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	SSW 2
kJ	59	136	123	7	11	14	8	7	6	3	1	29	79	176	309	346	5	606	589	569	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	69	70	34	7	7	34	7	7	0	0	0	47	397	397	96	47	70	70	47	47	34	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Tauranga Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Black Swamp	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Langs beach	Pakiri beach	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	2	2	5	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Moning Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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