
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
757 | 623 | 431 | 331 | 241 | 170 | 134 | 108 | 138 | 134 | 193 | 187 | 178 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 209 | 651 | 947 | 1387 | 1644 | 1621 | 1598 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM2.13m | 8:26PM2.03m | 9:08AM2.09m | 9:35PM2.03m | 10:14AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.27m | 2:23PM0.40m | 2:51AM0.29m | 3:28PM0.39m | 3:56AM0.28m | 4:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
757 | 623 | 431 | 331 | 241 | 170 | 134 | 108 | 138 | 134 | 193 | 187 | 178 | 172 | 50 | 58 | 209 | 651 | 947 | 1387 | 1644 | 1621 | 1598 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
225 | 179 | 106 | 60 | 40 | 26 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 73 | 41 | 25 | 31 | 169 | 169 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
21 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 47 | 49 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
3 | 21 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 56 | 39 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 20 | — | — | 74 | 105 | 135 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 34 | 112 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 111 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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