Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 371 | 255 | 238 | 221 | 312 | 446 | 572 | 708 | 707 | 1475 | 1468 | 1302 | 1185 | 1063 | 1138 | 1077 | 1096 | 1968 | 1968 | 1384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.88m | 6:46AM1.90m | 7:05PM1.79m | 7:40AM1.82m | 8:02PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.56m | 00:31AM0.55m | 1:04PM0.66m | 1:26AM0.63m | 2:03PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 226 | 183 | 198 | 187 | 161 | 165 | 136 | 115 | 707 | 1475 | 1468 | 1302 | 1185 | 1063 | 1138 | 1077 | 1096 | 1217 | 1217 | 1384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 255 | 238 | 221 | 176 | 140 | 134 | 175 | 92 | 268 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 145 | 40 | 41 | — | 131 | 13 | 12 | 113 | 213 | 70 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 273 | 371 | 167 | 139 | 156 | 312 | 446 | 572 | 708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1968 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 159 | 111 | 159 | 585 | 301 | 111 | 159 | 111 | 34 | 111 | 68 | 111 | 111 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 63 | 64 |
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