Helena Bay Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Northland, New Zealand)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Helena Bay, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Helena Bay Swell and Wind Distribution

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This chart shows the combination of swells directed at Helena Bay through a typical sou... (show all text)

This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)

The figure shows the variation of swells directed at Helena Bay through an average sout... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different d... (show all text)

The graph shows the combination of swells directed at Helena Bay through an average sou... (show all text)

The figure describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text)

This picture illustrates the combination of swells directed at Helena Bay over a normal... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Helena Bay swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Helena Bay surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Helena Bay surf quality by month.