Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4144 | 3145 | 4305 | 2273 | 1528 | 1502 | 1483 | 1432 | 3248 | 3303 | 5450 | 5931 | 6044 | 5153 | 4423 | 3680 | 3025 | 2245 | 1752 | 1430 | 1188 | 972 | 1083 | 888 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM2.44m | 4:23AM2.34m | 4:58PM2.38m | 5:19AM2.28m | 5:53PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM-0.03m | 10:16PM0.14m | 10:40AM0.00m | 11:13PM0.18m | 11:38AM0.07m | 00:10AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 37 | 2673 | 2273 | 1528 | 1502 | 1483 | 1432 | — | 3303 | 5450 | 5931 | 6044 | 5153 | 4423 | 3680 | 3025 | 2245 | 1752 | 1430 | 1188 | 972 | 1083 | 888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | S 24 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | — | 90 | 90 | 230 | 301 | 391 | 517 | 572 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4144 | 3145 | 4305 | — | 62 | 136 | 241 | 322 | 3248 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
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