Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 578 | 713 | 725 | 659 | 635 | 779 | 1069 | 1162 | 1108 | 1094 | 1081 | 851 | 840 | 750 | 832 | 773 | 1118 | 1900 | 3853 | 3909 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.41m | 2:03AM2.38m | 2:34PM2.43m | 2:51AM2.40m | 3:20PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM-0.02m | 7:52PM0.09m | 8:14AM-0.07m | 8:41PM0.06m | 9:04AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 419 | 578 | 549 | 601 | 484 | 430 | 318 | 1069 | 1162 | 1108 | 1094 | 1081 | 851 | 840 | 750 | 832 | 773 | 1118 | 1900 | 3853 | 3909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 93 | 713 | 725 | 659 | 635 | 779 | 275 | 269 | 235 | 125 | 99 | 92 | 90 | 111 | 107 | 82 | 641 | 780 | 55 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SE 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 61 | 12 | 89 | 133 | 128 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 107 | 69 | 62 | 42 | 17 | 75 | 460 | 74 | 72 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 364 | 497 | 1522 | 740 | 1107 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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