Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1672 | 1538 | 1390 | 1411 | 1329 | 1538 | 1388 | 1179 | 880 | 651 | 4381 | 3497 | 2471 | 2487 | 2787 | 2637 | 2718 | 3867 | 3616 | 2982 | 2598 | 2006 | 1650 | 1469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.92m | 10:13AM1.91m | 10:37PM1.89m | 11:07AM1.91m | 11:27PM1.88m | 11:56AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.44m | 3:53AM0.45m | 4:19PM0.50m | 4:43AM0.48m | 5:09PM0.53m | 5:30AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1672 | 1538 | 1390 | 1411 | 1329 | 1538 | 1388 | 1179 | 880 | 651 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 89 | 2718 | 3867 | 3616 | 2982 | 2598 | 2006 | 1650 | 1469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 18 | 100 | 555 | 4381 | 3497 | 2471 | 2487 | 2787 | 2637 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 64 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 301 | 301 | 68 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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