
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2215 | 1179 | 1079 | 890 | 711 | 595 | 577 | 503 | 444 | 451 | 721 | 881 | 918 | 930 | 2024 | 1817 | 1792 | 1667 | 1469 | 1375 | 1393 | 1580 | 1878 | 2146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.03m | 9:50PM1.96m | 10:33AM2.06m | 10:58PM2.03m | 11:36AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.39m | 3:45PM0.47m | 4:13AM0.34m | 4:49PM0.41m | 5:15AM0.26m | 5:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
2215 | 1179 | 1079 | 890 | 711 | 595 | 577 | 503 | 444 | 451 | 721 | 881 | 918 | 930 | 2024 | 1817 | 1792 | 1667 | 1469 | 1375 | 1393 | 1580 | 1878 | 2146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 |
— | 299 | 293 | 234 | 230 | 196 | 159 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 110 | 113 | 86 | 474 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | — |
— | — | — | 30 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 128 | 292 | 70 | 50 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 6 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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