Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 596 | 697 | 859 | 1474 | 2715 | 2869 | 8177 | 10156 | 10762 | 12477 | 13111 | 13023 | 10064 | 8370 | 7225 | 6897 | 11573 | 14489 | 14207 | 14802 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.30m | 00:57AM2.30m | 1:26PM2.35m | 1:44AM2.35m | 2:11PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.08m | 6:45PM0.15m | 7:07AM0.00m | 7:31PM0.09m | 7:54AM-0.02m | 8:16PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 603 | 234 | 697 | 744 | 1474 | 2715 | 2869 | 8177 | 10156 | 10762 | 12477 | 13111 | 13023 | 10064 | 8370 | 7225 | 6897 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 596 | 220 | 859 | 282 | 988 | 1733 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 24 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 140 | 205 | 115 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | SW 13 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1374 | 99 | — | 156 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 208 | 434 | 645 | 11573 | 14489 | 14207 | 14802 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 115 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 301 | 63 | 63 | 112 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 115 | 196 | 301 | 457 | 301 |
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