
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
930 | 1837 | 1716 | 1792 | 1667 | 1469 | 1375 | 1393 | 1516 | 1900 | 2048 | 1839 | 1606 | 1433 | 1199 | 1054 | 1257 | 1241 | 1206 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.03m | 11:36AM2.12m | 11:59PM2.11m | 12:31PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.41m | 5:15AM0.26m | 5:46PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.18m | 6:38PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
930 | 1837 | 1716 | 1792 | 1667 | 1469 | 1375 | 1393 | 1516 | 1900 | 2048 | 1839 | 1606 | 1433 | 1199 | 1054 | 1257 | 1241 | 1206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
474 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
70 | 45 | 30 | 18 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
3 | 7 | 17 | — | 12 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 68 | 68 |
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