
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 106 | 151 | 298 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.03m | 10:13PM2.00m | 10:42AM1.97m | 10:55PM1.90m | 11:26AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.25m | 4:29AM0.19m | 4:51PM0.34m | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 7 |
23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 176 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | E 9 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 106 | 151 | 298 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 115 | 115 | 34 | 77 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 180 | 450 | 450 | 7 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 450 | 450 | 104 | 7 | 7 |
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