Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1968 | 3644 | 3565 | 3826 | 3919 | 3203 | 2499 | 2005 | 1605 | 1279 | 1104 | 876 | 347 | 384 | 325 | 244 | 235 | 176 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:21AM2.03m | 1:44PM2.11m | 1:56AM2.09m | 2:20PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.41m | 7:26AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.34m | 8:04AM0.22m | 8:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
1968 | 3644 | 3565 | 3826 | 3919 | 3203 | 2499 | 2005 | 1605 | 1279 | 1104 | 450 | 309 | 252 | 189 | 212 | 235 | 225 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1622 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 876 | 338 | 384 | 260 | 244 | 163 | 163 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 347 | 275 | 325 | 199 | 176 | 176 | 179 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 70 | 174 | 384 | 629 | 795 | 585 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 68 | 68 | 143 | 312 | 312 | 427 | 500 | 633 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 109 | 34 |
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