Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	133	164	418	939	449	397	387	378	378	253	318	295	295	301	301	502	455	307	250	245	193	153	141	113
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide	2:05PM1.79m				2:19AM1.88m					3:05PM1.83m				3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m
Low Tide			8:11PM0.47m				8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	14
Feels °C	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	8	9	7	8	7	7	7	8	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	8	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 14	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	133	133	4	567	449	397	387	378	378	253	318	295	295	301	301	307	314	307	250	245	193	153	141	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 14	—	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NE 10
kJ	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	N 13	—	N 12	—	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	N 10	N 11
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	4	—	3	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	—	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	66	164	418	939	2	6	5	3	—	3	2	1	—	—	—	502	455	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	47	47	96	96	47	47	34	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	7	47	47	7	7	7	7	47
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Pataua	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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