Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 1443 | 1463 | 1463 | 1402 | 1380 | 2212 | 2215 | 2058 | 1845 | 1394 | 1103 | 2525 | 1059 | 3629 | 4152 | 1115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.04m | 6:39PM1.94m | 7:16AM2.00m | 7:45PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.41m | 12:37PM0.47m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:44PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 787 | 1443 | 1463 | 1463 | 1402 | 1380 | 2212 | 2215 | 2058 | 1845 | 1394 | 1103 | 16 | 1059 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 335 | 220 | 200 | 156 | 121 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 128 | 86 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | W 4 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 30 | 2525 | 280 | 3629 | 4152 | 1115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 301 | 160 | 449 | 160 | 215 |
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