Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 56 | 109 | 176 | 295 | 220 | 156 | 168 | 178 | 176 | 136 | 80 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.79m | 3:34PM1.90m | 3:56AM1.80m | 4:39PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.48m | 9:09AM0.31m | 9:52PM0.45m | 10:15AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 176 | 136 | 80 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | E 18 | — | ENE 9 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 56 | 109 | 176 | 295 | 220 | — | 168 | 178 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 469 | 469 | 256 | 476 | 469 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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