
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 9AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6786 | 6622 | 4597 | 3975 | 2993 | 2510 | 1787 | 1399 | 757 | 623 | 431 | 331 | 241 | 170 | 134 | 108 | 138 | 199 | 224 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.20m | 7:19PM2.07m | 8:00AM2.13m | 8:26PM2.03m | 9:08AM2.09m | 9:35PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.27m | 2:23PM0.40m | 2:51AM0.29m | 3:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
20 | 5572 | 4597 | 3975 | 2993 | 2510 | 1787 | 1399 | 757 | 623 | 431 | 331 | 241 | 170 | 134 | 108 | 138 | 199 | 224 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 225 | 145 | 106 | 81 | 40 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 58 | 67 | 51 | 36 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 6 | — |
6786 | 6622 | — | — | 18 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 58 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 611 | 301 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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