Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 62 | 70 | 112 | 494 | 558 | 517 | 470 | 403 | 333 | 274 | 236 | 295 | 320 | 368 | 401 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.86m | 2:08PM1.94m | 2:30AM1.80m | 3:14PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.26m | 8:27PM0.42m | 8:49AM0.31m | 9:35PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | — | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | NE 17 | E 17 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 112 | 494 | 558 | 517 | 470 | 403 | 333 | 274 | 236 | 295 | 320 | 368 | 401 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 156 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 82 |
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