Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1563 | 1142 | 934 | 743 | 509 | 431 | 325 | 286 | 282 | 217 | 547 | 748 | 1046 | 1220 | 1404 | 1261 | 908 | 703 | 609 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM2.26m | 2:53PM2.22m | 3:17AM2.33m | 3:38PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.18m | 8:42AM0.14m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:29AM0.14m | 9:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1563 | 1142 | 934 | 743 | 509 | 431 | 325 | 286 | 282 | 10 | 146 | 123 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 908 | 703 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 120 | 116 | 108 | 149 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 40 | 53 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 46 | 217 | 547 | 748 | 1046 | 1220 | 1404 | 1261 | 45 | 88 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 94 | 94 | 45 | 108 | 94 | 55 | 63 | 159 | 64 | 915 | 307 | 109 | 451 | 64 | 63 | 109 |
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