
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 42 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.04m | 6:01AM1.92m | 6:32PM2.11m | 6:54AM1.99m | 7:20PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.23m | 11:58PM0.29m | 12:15PM0.17m | 00:51AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NNW 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 77 | 7 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 23 | 42 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | SSE 6 | NE 9 |
9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 20 | 74 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 2 | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | NNE 17 | ESE 8 | NE 17 | E 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SSE 5 | NW 4 | — | NNE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 149 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 180 | 96 | 53 | 0 |
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