
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 170 | 334 | 223 | 146 | 80 | 65 | 86 | 62 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.02m | 10:41PM1.91m | 11:10AM1.97m | 11:22PM1.84m | 11:53AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.17m | 4:40PM0.32m | 4:54AM0.23m | 5:22PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.30m | 6:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | N 7 |
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 223 | 146 | 80 | 65 | 86 | 62 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NE 10 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 13 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | N 11 | — | — | NE 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 14 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 64 | 170 | 334 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 494 | 63 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 26 | 505 | 411 | 63 | 46 | 6 | 234 | 106 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 96 | 115 | 360 |
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