
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
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. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.65m | 3:16AM1.56m | 3:59PM1.68m | 4:15AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.68m | 9:30AM0.55m | 10:12PM0.63m | 10:27AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 9 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 9 |
10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNW 4 | ESE 10 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | NE 11 |
2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | NE 9 | SE 6 | NE 11 | SE 7 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 450 | 115 | 115 | 450 | 395 | 425 | 425 | 480 | 450 | 450 | 434 | 360 | 395 | 115 | 115 | 396 | 396 | 322 | 115 |
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