Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 153 | 421 | 833 | 1141 | 2937 | 3436 | 2870 | 3113 | 3242 | 3877 | 4418 | 5384 | 6271 | 6779 | 6705 | 7077 | 7908 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:44PM2.17m | 3:00AM2.20m | 2:22PM2.20m | 2:40AM2.25m | 3:03PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.18m | 7:49PM0.22m | 8:10AM0.14m | 8:29PM0.18m | 8:52AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 110 | 104 | 135 | 131 | 288 | 348 | 394 | 85 | 83 | 210 | 298 | 286 | 596 | 582 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SSW 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 139 | 137 | 80 | 80 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 25 | 89 | 57 | 56 | 116 | 105 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 56 | 24 | 101 | 153 | 2 | 51 | 47 | — | 57 | 56 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 74 | 104 | 124 | 421 | 833 | 1141 | 2937 | 3436 | 2870 | 3113 | 3242 | 3877 | 4418 | 5384 | 6271 | 6779 | 6705 | 7077 | 7908 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 158 | 64 | 34 | 159 | 312 | 159 | 160 | 120 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 196 | 301 | 452 | 427 | 160 |
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