Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1220 | 2219 | 1363 | 818 | 1474 | 1571 | 1862 | 2299 | 2702 | 4056 | 4905 | 3936 | 3719 | 3456 | 3122 | 3078 | 2747 | 2466 | 2734 | 2276 | 2805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.82m | 8:02PM1.72m | 8:39AM1.77m | 9:03PM1.69m | 9:40AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.72m | 2:26AM0.67m | 3:03PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 3:59PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1220 | 785 | 1363 | 818 | 1474 | 1571 | 1862 | 2299 | 2702 | 4056 | 4905 | 3936 | 3719 | 3456 | 3122 | 3078 | 2747 | 2466 | — | 2276 | 2805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 373 | 193 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2219 | 940 | 808 | 8 | 47 | 78 | 109 | 134 | 119 | 115 | 325 | 365 | 339 | 368 | 325 | 249 | 178 | 2734 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 63 | 63 | 34 |
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