Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 811 | 1220 | 1491 | 1491 | 2043 | 2098 | 1860 | 1604 | 1321 | 1214 | 907 | 597 | 733 | 1141 | 930 | 807 | 701 | 691 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM2.00m | 2:17PM2.09m | 2:29AM2.04m | 2:53PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.46m | 7:56AM0.35m | 8:20PM0.41m | 8:35AM0.30m | 8:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 811 | 1220 | 1491 | 1491 | 2043 | 2098 | 1860 | 1604 | 1321 | 1214 | 907 | 488 | 425 | 1141 | 930 | 807 | 701 | 691 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 258 | 799 | 811 | 811 | 799 | 690 | 690 | 679 | 581 | 554 | 461 | 447 | 733 | 418 | 347 | 284 | 271 | 266 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | E 12 | — | WSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 597 | 431 | 416 | — | 75 | — | 64 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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