Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2573 | 1648 | 3986 | 4019 | 3543 | 3504 | 3167 | 3122 | 2786 | 2503 | 3996 | 2233 | 2515 | 2349 | 2460 | 2309 | 2374 | 2516 | 2177 | 1716 | 1447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.77m | 9:03PM1.69m | 9:40AM1.76m | 10:03PM1.70m | 10:36AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 3:59PM0.70m | 4:19AM0.62m | 4:49PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2573 | 1648 | 3986 | 4019 | 3543 | 3504 | 3167 | 3122 | 2786 | 2503 | 3996 | 2233 | 2515 | 2349 | 2460 | 2309 | 2374 | 2516 | 2177 | 1716 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 154 | 199 | 265 | 366 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 289 | 178 | 2719 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 50 | 183 | 328 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 63 | 109 | 64 | 63 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 64 | 34 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 63 |
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