Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
126
93
86
86
86
85
58
61
39
61
48
51
148
253
159
104
62
44
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:48PM1.99m
8:59AM1.83m
9:25PM2.01m
9:40AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.35m
3:10PM0.25m
3:42AM0.31m
3:50PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
7
8
7
8
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