Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 217 | 191 | 248 | 134 | 108 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.75m | 12:38PM1.82m | 00:50AM1.67m | 1:27PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.38m | 6:51PM0.54m | 7:05AM0.46m | 7:42PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 169 | 25 | 24 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 18 | NE 13 | N 18 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 217 | 191 | 248 | 134 | 108 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 34 | 34 | 168 | 70 | 47 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 6 |
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