
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 70 | 103 | 147 | 171 | 226 | 381 | 390 | 522 | 458 | 471 | 441 | 617 | 634 | 761 | 2938 | 5562 | 6657 | 8857 | 8655 | 7305 | 5570 | 4451 | 3524 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:50AM1.94m | 5:16PM1.98m | 5:29AM1.91m | 5:56PM1.94m | 6:12AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.48m | 11:06AM0.40m | 11:31PM0.50m | 11:48AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.51m | 12:34PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
32 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 62 | 83 | 390 | 522 | 245 | 338 | 351 | 617 | 634 | 355 | 2938 | 5562 | 6657 | 8857 | 8655 | 7305 | 5570 | 4451 | 3524 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 20 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
40 | 70 | 103 | 147 | 171 | 226 | 381 | 66 | 49 | 458 | 471 | 441 | 260 | 98 | 761 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 23 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | NE 9 |
58 | 35 | 56 | 19 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 44 | — | — | 49 | 10 | 71 | 60 | 56 | 51 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 107 | 64 | 60 | — | — | — | 53 | 112 | 163 | 169 | 90 | — | — | 63 | 66 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 111 | 64 | 109 | 68 | 301 | 169 | 169 | 301 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 301 |
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