Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 309 | 304 | 299 | 245 | 215 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 124 | 120 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 117 | 114 | 130 | 182 | 119 | 459 | 162 | 502 | 507 | 957 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.90m | 5:06PM1.95m | 5:21AM1.85m | 5:49PM1.90m | 6:04AM1.81m | 6:33PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.49m | 11:22PM0.58m | 11:39AM0.52m | 00:08AM0.60m | 12:25PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 309 | 304 | 135 | 117 | 100 | 81 | 86 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 87 | 34 | 55 | 115 | 116 | 162 | 81 | 73 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 173 | 38 | 32 | 299 | 245 | 215 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 124 | 120 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 93 | 49 | 130 | 34 | 119 | 22 | 113 | 13 | 15 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 71 | 117 | 114 | 60 | 182 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 77 | 115 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 44 | 72 | 459 | 124 | 502 | 507 | 957 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 158 | 426 | 452 |
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