Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 85 | 111 | 128 | 171 | 173 | 181 | 214 | 149 | 109 | 51 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.97m | 10:55PM1.90m | 11:26AM1.89m | 11:38PM1.79m | 12:12PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.19m | 4:51PM0.34m | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.44m | 5:54AM0.37m | 6:22PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 171 | 173 | 181 | 214 | 149 | 109 | 51 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 12 | ESE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 66 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 85 | 111 | 128 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 59 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 180 | 180 | 34 | 7 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 450 | 450 | 469 | 82 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 96 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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