Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.74m | 1:44PM1.72m | 1:56AM1.66m | 2:41PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.52m | 7:23AM0.43m | 7:51PM0.61m | 8:15AM0.49m | 8:48PM0.66m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 16 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||
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