
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
638 | 628 | 529 | 418 | 403 | 338 | 326 | 269 | 264 | 254 | 249 | 256 | 194 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 133 | 137 | 178 | 348 | 653 | 890 | 1302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.94m | 10:47AM1.75m | 11:11PM1.93m | 11:31AM1.74m | 11:52PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.40m | 4:56PM0.34m | 5:32AM0.38m | 5:38PM0.38m | 6:15AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
638 | 628 | 529 | 418 | 403 | 112 | 326 | 269 | 264 | 254 | 249 | 206 | 167 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 98 | 98 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | N 17 | N 18 | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 338 | 85 | 58 | 46 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | — | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 |
53 | 61 | 90 | 130 | 162 | — | 1 | — | 26 | 50 | 71 | 256 | 194 | 115 | 87 | 96 | 94 | 107 | 137 | 178 | 348 | 653 | 890 | 1302 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 480 | 480 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 274 | 404 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 122 | 77 |
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