Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.85m | 5:39PM2.04m | 6:01AM1.92m | 6:32PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.38m | 11:18AM0.23m | 11:58PM0.29m | 12:15PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 77 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 3 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 20 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 5 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 16 | NNE 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 156 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 96 |
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