Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2969 | 1582 | 894 | 750 | 1175 | 855 | 855 | 678 | 587 | 477 | 442 | 372 | 186 | 226 | 213 | 225 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.97m | 6:31AM1.97m | 6:59PM1.92m | 7:29AM1.95m | 7:58PM1.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.46m | 12:55PM0.46m | 1:22AM0.48m | 1:57PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2969 | 1582 | 778 | 750 | 1175 | 855 | 855 | 678 | 587 | 477 | 442 | 372 | 177 | 211 | 193 | 225 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 848 | 740 | 894 | 576 | 309 | 331 | 209 | 224 | 157 | 134 | 85 | 68 | 161 | 99 | 172 | 137 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 683 | 440 | 331 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 138 | 186 | 226 | 213 | 147 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
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