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Helena Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Helena Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Helena Bay sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Helena Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
277 | 223 | 211 | 232 | 232 | 286 | 348 | 319 | 275 | 181 | 152 | 145 | 137 | 170 | 200 | 158 | 176 | 226 | 198 | 199 | 208 | 243 | 250 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:40PM2.20m | 7:55AM2.13m | 8:32PM2.25m | 8:47AM2.12m | 9:25PM2.27m | 9:41AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.16m | 2:14PM-0.05m | 2:47AM0.14m | 3:06PM-0.05m | 3:42AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — | E 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
277 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 35 | — | 4 | — | — | 77 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | 223 | 211 | 232 | 232 | 286 | 348 | 319 | 275 | 181 | 152 | 145 | 137 | 170 | 200 | 158 | 176 | 226 | 198 | 199 | 208 | 243 | 250 | 250 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 47 | 82 | 82 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 114 | 82 |
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