
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NNW 6 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 71 | 146 | 124 | 118 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 132 | 132 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.80m | 2:27PM1.73m | 2:37AM1.71m | 3:22PM1.70m | 3:31AM1.66m | 4:17PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.58m | 8:58AM0.44m | 9:27PM0.63m | 9:50AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 71 | 94 | 124 | 89 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 132 | 132 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 116 | 118 | 54 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 64 | 146 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 268 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 82 | 82 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 13 | 46 | 242 | 450 | 450 | 484 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
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