Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM2.07m | 11:20AM2.09m | 11:35PM2.02m | 12:11PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.08m | 5:33PM0.24m | 5:55AM0.12m | 6:26PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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