
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | E 10 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 72 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.80m | 2:27PM1.73m | 2:37AM1.71m | 3:22PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.49m | 8:07AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.58m | 8:58AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 72 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 |
22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 48 | 77 | 155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 268 | 117 | 180 | 82 | 82 | 7 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 6 |
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