Helena Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.43° S 174.37° E

Helena Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
27
28
19
16
15
15
9
21
21
8
9
10
10
7
7
11
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM1.89m
1:39PM1.84m
1:54AM1.86m
2:42PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.42m
7:22AM0.28m
7:49PM0.46m
8:20AM0.28m
8:53PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
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