
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
235 | 161 | 223 | 496 | 632 | 929 | 1638 | 2204 | 1713 | 1460 | 1441 | 1133 | 915 | 799 | 832 | 823 | 1377 | 2007 | 3619 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.94m | 12:49PM2.01m | 1:05AM2.05m | 1:29PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:55PM0.35m | 7:15AM0.25m | 7:35PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
235 | 161 | 223 | 84 | 632 | 929 | 1638 | 2204 | 1713 | 1460 | 1441 | 1133 | 915 | 799 | 726 | 736 | 1377 | 2007 | 2511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NE 11 | SW 16 |
61 | 160 | 86 | 496 | 59 | 453 | 80 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 214 | 539 | 780 | 737 | 832 | 823 | 80 | 5 | 3619 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | — | — | SE 11 | SSW 22 | SE 12 | E 12 | SSW 19 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
11 | 47 | 90 | 147 | 432 | 74 | — | — | 5 | 91 | 5 | 3 | 701 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
129 | 99 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 80 | 109 | 167 | 106 | 53 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 109 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 |
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