Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 137 | 472 | 560 | 1611 | 1430 | 745 | 521 | 397 | 301 | 203 | 181 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 88 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM2.17m | 10:28AM2.02m | 10:47PM2.08m | 11:15AM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.10m | 4:37PM0.19m | 5:06AM0.16m | 5:23PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 834 | 984 | 745 | 521 | 397 | 301 | 203 | 181 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 88 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 137 | 472 | 560 | 1611 | 1430 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 49 | — | — | — | 1 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 268 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
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