Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 144 | 251 | 346 | 317 | 432 | 539 | 517 | 603 | 713 | 582 | 859 | 1547 | 2832 | 2586 | 7771 | 9096 | 8832 | 13549 | 14321 | 13220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.22m | 00:07AM2.21m | 12:39PM2.30m | 00:57AM2.30m | 1:26PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.25m | 6:18AM0.08m | 6:45PM0.15m | 7:07AM0.00m | 7:31PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 93 | 139 | 169 | 185 | 237 | 198 | 209 | 603 | 713 | 216 | 809 | 1547 | 2832 | 2586 | 7771 | 9096 | 8832 | 13549 | 14321 | 13220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 40 | 29 | 346 | 317 | 432 | 539 | 517 | 194 | 159 | 582 | 859 | 574 | 988 | 1733 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | S 24 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 144 | 251 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 4 | 140 | 304 | 115 | 282 | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 63 | — | 10 | 143 | — | 236 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 64 | 159 | 159 | 63 | 109 |
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