Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 175 | 122 | 89 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 169 | 200 | 314 | 210 | 314 | 349 | 356 | 394 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.78m | 4:01PM1.74m | 4:10AM1.73m | 4:52PM1.76m | 4:59AM1.71m | 5:41PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.39m | 10:05PM0.57m | 10:30AM0.40m | 10:58PM0.58m | 11:17AM0.40m | 11:48PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 219 | 175 | 122 | 89 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 66 | 90 | 92 | 169 | 200 | 314 | 210 | 314 | 349 | 356 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | S 6 | S 5 | NW 8 | N 6 | N 12 | — | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 86 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 89 | 27 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 6 | E 12 | N 7 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 167 | 159 | — | 9 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 72 | 95 | 100 | 60 | 45 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 72 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 180 | 181 | 195 | 46 | 0 | 181 | 220 | 181 | 181 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 77 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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