
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
734 | 649 | 549 | 419 | 358 | 263 | 220 | 220 | 162 | 226 | 285 | 276 | 245 | 231 | 231 | 197 | 167 | 136 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.80m | 3:14PM1.91m | 3:39AM1.77m | 4:20PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.42m | 8:49AM0.31m | 9:35PM0.43m | 9:56AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
50 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 231 | 197 | 167 | 136 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
734 | 649 | 549 | 419 | 358 | 263 | 220 | 220 | 162 | 226 | 285 | 276 | 245 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 122 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 82 | 117 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 47 | 7 |
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