Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 60 | 52 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.00m | 6:47AM1.90m | 7:09PM2.03m | 7:37AM1.97m | 7:55PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.27m | 1:29AM0.19m | 1:47PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 60 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 156 | 82 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 156 | 161 | 6 | 6 |
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