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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 6 | |
105 | 89 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:32AM1.93m | 3:01PM1.74m | 3:33AM1.90m | 4:05PM1.75m | 4:30AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.34m | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.39m | 9:57AM0.38m | 10:14PM0.41m | 10:53AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | SE 6 |
2 | 89 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 |
— | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 9 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | E 8 | N 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 |
105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 68 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 34 | 115 | 83 | 34 | 34 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 34 |
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