Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1427 | 1214 | 907 | 597 | 688 | 1141 | 930 | 869 | 701 | 691 | 573 | 486 | 412 | 412 | 560 | 3440 | 6281 | 6049 | 5030 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:29AM2.04m | 2:53PM2.10m | 3:05AM2.06m | 3:29PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.41m | 8:35AM0.30m | 8:58PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1427 | 1214 | 907 | 488 | 425 | 1141 | 930 | 869 | 701 | 691 | 573 | 486 | 412 | 412 | 560 | 146 | 119 | 81 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 581 | 563 | 461 | 447 | 688 | 353 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 224 | 262 | 246 | 157 | 154 | 192 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | E 12 | — | WSW 20 | NE 3 | SSW 18 | — | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 322 | 597 | 431 | 416 | — | 75 | 3 | 63 | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | S 3 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3440 | 6281 | 6049 | 5030 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 159 | 451 | 301 |
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