Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 342 | 172 | 116 | 77 | 73 | 61 | 35 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 113 | 156 | 151 | 97 | 56 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.97m | 11:22PM1.84m | 11:53AM1.90m | 00:05AM1.75m | 12:38PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.30m | 6:05PM0.46m | 6:18AM0.38m | 6:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 172 | 116 | 77 | 73 | 61 | 35 | 49 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 113 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 56 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | SE 12 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 342 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 156 | 151 | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 77 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 131 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 318 | 188 | 91 | 70 | 63 | 96 | 124 | 7 | 0 |
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