Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). 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 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 517 | 282 | 205 | 167 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 155 | 396 | 379 | 901 | 2174 | 2911 | 2719 | 3020 | 3347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:21AM2.13m | 1:44PM2.17m | 3:00AM2.20m | 2:22PM2.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.18m | 7:49PM0.22m | 8:10AM0.14m | 8:29PM0.18m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 657 | 517 | 282 | 205 | 167 | 110 | 104 | 135 | 131 | 288 | 348 | 330 | 85 | 83 | 234 | 298 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 117 | 71 | 57 | 139 | 137 | 101 | 153 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 90 | 151 | 57 | 56 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 8 | NE 6 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | 110 | 28 | 49 | 76 | 141 | 39 | 25 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 90 | 155 | 396 | 379 | 901 | 2174 | 2911 | 2719 | 3020 | 3347 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 125 | 64 | 34 | 159 | 307 | 159 | 160 | 120 |
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