Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 360 | 356 | 438 | 512 | 798 | 666 | 675 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 529 | 373 | 357 | 295 | 168 | 225 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.98m | 10:56AM2.12m | 11:20PM2.08m | 11:58AM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.32m | 5:10PM0.37m | 5:34AM0.20m | 6:08PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 360 | 221 | 356 | 438 | 512 | 798 | 666 | 675 | 649 | 631 | 110 | 529 | 102 | 99 | 79 | 168 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 187 | 360 | 179 | 109 | 106 | 46 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 623 | 96 | 373 | 357 | 295 | 148 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 44 | 26 | 45 | 48 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 85 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 66 | 103 | 126 | 139 | 97 | 131 | 156 | 155 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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