Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Helena Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Helena Bay at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Helena Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 775 | 860 | 841 | 638 | 628 | 529 | 418 | 403 | 338 | 326 | 269 | 264 | 252 | 249 | 210 | 167 | 165 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 136 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.76m | 10:33PM1.94m | 10:47AM1.75m | 11:11PM1.93m | 11:31AM1.74m | 11:52PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.41m | 4:16PM0.31m | 4:51AM0.40m | 4:56PM0.34m | 5:32AM0.38m | 5:38PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 759 | 775 | 860 | 841 | 638 | 628 | 529 | 418 | 403 | 338 | 326 | 269 | 264 | 252 | 249 | 206 | 119 | 165 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 136 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 3 | — | 167 | 16 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 32 | 47 | 54 | 70 | 58 | 52 | — | — | — | 12 | 40 | 60 | 210 | 9 | 76 | 64 | 115 | 51 | 60 | 96 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 48 | 48 | 274 | 480 | 480 | 469 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 274 | 48 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 180 | 161 | 268 |
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