
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.88m | 1:21PM1.89m | 1:39AM1.82m | 2:26PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.40m | 7:01AM0.27m | 7:35PM0.45m | 8:02AM0.30m | 8:42PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
25 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 |
2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
36 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 450 | 46 | 10 | 34 | 77 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 187 | 476 | 157 | 157 | 469 | 482 | 469 | 476 | 476 |
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