Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 169 | 209 | 351 | 310 | 402 | 801 | 851 | 851 | 1042 | 1083 | 1098 | 1028 | 987 | 869 | 701 | 553 | 2208 | 2471 | 2757 | 2830 | 2084 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:07AM2.12m | 4:23PM2.02m | 4:49AM2.07m | 5:04PM1.96m | 5:32AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.32m | 10:13AM0.43m | 10:30PM0.38m | 10:57AM0.49m | 11:14PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 562 | 351 | 266 | 182 | 801 | 851 | 851 | 1042 | 1083 | 1098 | 1028 | 987 | 869 | 701 | 545 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 2084 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 209 | 220 | 216 | 402 | 142 | 114 | 94 | 92 | 72 | 96 | 88 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 124 | 310 | 169 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 573 | 713 | — | 798 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 63 | 202 | 446 | 553 | 2208 | 2471 | 2757 | 2830 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 64 | 109 | 159 | 158 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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