Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1765 | 1571 | 1118 | 746 | 832 | 1473 | 1184 | 1224 | 1384 | 942 | 631 | 472 | 885 | 1120 | 1422 | 1693 | 1536 | 714 | 1088 | 720 | 821 | 828 | 790 | 842 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.02m | 10:51PM2.03m | 11:21AM2.15m | 11:48PM2.12m | 12:19PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.39m | 4:42PM0.33m | 5:06AM0.29m | 5:37PM0.26m | 6:00AM0.18m | 6:33PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1765 | 1571 | 1118 | 746 | 832 | 1473 | 1184 | 1224 | 1384 | 942 | 631 | 472 | 885 | 1120 | 1422 | 1693 | 1536 | 711 | 1088 | 720 | 821 | 828 | 790 | 790 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 403 | 294 | 280 | 692 | 520 | 78 | 63 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 714 | 151 | 51 | 304 | 432 | 611 | 842 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | — | S 24 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 298 | 193 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 188 | 8 | 8 | 28 | — | 11 | 23 | 21 | 151 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 30 | 35 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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