Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 252 | 383 | 435 | 367 | 375 | 322 | 315 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 80 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.95m | 5:51AM1.83m | 6:19PM2.00m | 6:47AM1.90m | 7:09PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.34m | 12:02PM0.30m | 00:40AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 252 | 383 | 435 | 367 | 375 | 322 | 315 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 80 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | N 15 | E 9 | ESE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | ESE 7 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 82 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 82 | 82 |
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