
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | 85 | 118 | 212 | 176 | 139 | 109 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.02m | 12:40PM1.85m | 00:56AM1.90m | 1:32PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.26m | 6:29AM0.24m | 6:45PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.31m | 7:37PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
56 | 56 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
5 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 |
— | 8 | 85 | 118 | 212 | 176 | 139 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 99 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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