
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1516 | 1900 | 2146 | 1928 | 1692 | 1433 | 1199 | 1054 | 1257 | 1241 | 1206 | 1174 | 1059 | 1059 | 1613 | 2517 | 2734 | 3000 | 2637 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.11m | 12:31PM2.18m | 00:51AM2.19m | 1:20PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.18m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.12m | 7:24PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1516 | 1900 | 2146 | 1928 | 1692 | 1433 | 1199 | 1054 | 1257 | 1241 | 1206 | 1174 | 1059 | 1059 | 1613 | 2517 | 2734 | 3000 | 2637 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SW 7 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
6 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 3 | — | 11 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 46 | — | 459 | 1755 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
6 | — | 8 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 24 | — | — | 14 | 34 | 30 | 61 | 115 | 6 | 66 | 73 | 90 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 120 | 42 | 68 | 111 | 68 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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