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Helena Bay Surf Forecast
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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 120 | 54 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:51AM 1.74 | 4:32PM 1.88 | 4:54AM 1.76 | 5:29PM 1.92 | 5:50AM 1.81 | 6:18PM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:08AM 0.36 | 10:51PM 0.45 | 11:08AM 0.35 | 11:48PM 0.39 | 12:02PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
The wind is still cross-off at Helena Bay (moderate winds from the NW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 37 km from Helena Bay). 1.3m 5s windswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.
37 km away, 1 h 32 min ago
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