Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1394 | 1103 | 2661 | 1140 | 1023 | 4701 | 4752 | 4686 | 1480 | 1801 | 2832 | 4090 | 5634 | 6524 | 6297 | 7523 | 6037 | 5281 | 4224 | 3413 | 3024 | 2629 | 2212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.00m | 7:45PM1.91m | 8:28AM1.99m | 8:57PM1.92m | 9:42AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:44PM0.52m | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:54PM0.52m | 3:22AM0.40m | 4:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1394 | 1103 | 16 | 1140 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1480 | 1801 | 2832 | 4090 | 5634 | 6524 | 6297 | 7523 | 6037 | 5281 | 4224 | 3413 | 3024 | 2629 | 2212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 281 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 8 | — | NE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 15 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 2661 | 424 | 1023 | 4701 | 4752 | 4686 | 748 | 241 | 276 | 322 | 392 | 595 | 467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 611 | 611 | 611 | 160 | 426 | 426 | 215 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 209 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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