Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 202 | 232 | 276 | 206 | 176 | 212 | 203 | 200 | 216 | 418 | 728 | 617 | 632 | 929 | 562 | 488 | 344 | 206 | 110 | 194 | 352 | 269 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.93m | 11:31AM1.74m | 11:52PM1.91m | 12:18PM1.74m | 00:35AM1.90m | 1:09PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.38m | 5:38PM0.38m | 6:15AM0.36m | 6:24PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 249 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 102 | 676 | 562 | 488 | 344 | 206 | 110 | 194 | 352 | 269 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 80 | 77 | 73 | 96 | 70 | 88 | 69 | 34 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 49 | 46 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 50 | 33 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | — | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 152 | 232 | 276 | 206 | 176 | 212 | 203 | 200 | 216 | 418 | 728 | 617 | 632 | 929 | — | 263 | 21 | 113 | 177 | 121 | 13 | 32 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 395 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 195 | 48 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 122 | 115 | 83 | 47 | 47 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 7 | 180 | 181 | 83 |
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