Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3880 | 6424 | 7267 | 6587 | 5647 | 5218 | 4736 | 4676 | 5433 | 5954 | 5880 | 5433 | 4881 | 3813 | 3092 | 2529 | 2317 | 1848 | 1606 | 1465 | 1387 | 711 | 2174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39AM2.37m | 4:06PM2.33m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:52PM2.22m | 5:14AM2.17m | 5:38PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.00m | 10:16PM0.12m | 10:40AM0.12m | 11:03PM0.22m | 11:29AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3880 | 6424 | 7267 | 6587 | 5647 | 5218 | 4736 | 4676 | 5433 | 5954 | 5880 | 5433 | 4881 | 3813 | 3092 | 2529 | 2317 | 1848 | 1606 | 1465 | 1387 | 711 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 185 | 2174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 115 | 68 | 111 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 64 |
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