Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 3AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
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 kJ | 10540 | 10323 | 9982 | 10699 | 12643 | 11844 | 8725 | 10174 | 6386 | 5875 | 5204 | 4594 | 4005 | 3985 | 3496 | 3336 | 2392 | 2060 | 2118 | 1987 | 1885 | 1963 | 1739 | 1693 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM2.26m | 4:46PM2.18m | 5:11AM2.24m | 5:34PM2.12m | 6:04AM2.18m | 6:28PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.18m | 10:37AM0.20m | 10:57PM0.21m | 11:27AM0.28m | 11:49PM0.27m | 12:23PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 31 | 30 | 9237 | 8766 | 8139 | 7879 | 7293 | 6386 | 5875 | 5204 | 4594 | 4005 | 3985 | 3496 | 3336 | 2392 | 2060 | 2118 | 1987 | 1885 | 1963 | 1739 | 1693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 10540 | 10323 | 9982 | 10699 | 12643 | 11844 | 8725 | 10174 | — | — | — | 31 | 34 | 21 | — | 23 | 59 | 68 | 52 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 454 | 160 | 301 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 451 | 301 | 215 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
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