Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2593 | 1374 | 6051 | 7954 | 16247 | 15119 | 16354 | 14019 | 11298 | 10783 | 11239 | 11419 | 12218 | 13584 | 12643 | 11234 | 10162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM2.15m | 3:32PM2.15m | 3:48AM2.15m | 4:12PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.27m | 9:21AM0.19m | 9:41PM0.27m | 10:02AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | E 12 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 |
| kJ | 725 | 1374 | 8 | 11 | 9959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 827 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2593 | 372 | 6051 | 7954 | 16247 | 15119 | 16354 | 14019 | 11298 | 10783 | 11239 | 11419 | 12218 | 13584 | 12643 | 11234 | 10162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 112 | 34 | 426 | 109 | 426 | 452 | 592 | 452 | 125 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 451 | 454 | 451 | 301 |
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