Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 52 | 71 | 121 | 124 | 118 | 114 | 116 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 90 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.70m | 3:31AM1.66m | 4:17PM1.70m | 4:25AM1.65m | 5:10PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.44m | 9:27PM0.63m | 9:50AM0.47m | 10:23PM0.65m | 10:43AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 29 | 71 | 94 | 118 | 74 | 62 | 116 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 90 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 114 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 52 | 69 | 121 | 124 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 369 | 223 | 376 | 425 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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