
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 43 | 49 | 86 | 254 | 124 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM2.10m | 8:52PM2.09m | 9:25AM2.17m | 9:39PM2.10m | 10:13AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.07m | 2:50PM0.21m | 3:10AM0.02m | 3:38PM0.18m | 3:57AM-0.00m | 4:28PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 |
9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 107 | 124 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | N 13 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | E 12 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 4 | — | N 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 7 |
29 | 43 | 49 | 86 | 254 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 652 | 63 | 603 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 462 | 483 | 469 | 482 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 234 |
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