Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | SE 6 | NE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 52 | 155 | 102 | 57 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.56m | 3:59PM1.68m | 4:15AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.74m | 5:08AM1.66m | 5:37PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.55m | 10:12PM0.63m | 10:27AM0.51m | 11:05PM0.55m | 11:18AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 9 | NE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 155 | 102 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 10 | NW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 13 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | NE 9 | — | E 12 | SE 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 33 | 52 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 425 | 425 | 480 | 434 | 425 | 395 | 360 | 397 | 115 | 115 | 396 | 396 | 322 | 322 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 47 | 68 | 7 | 7 |
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