Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2400 | 2479 | 2515 | 2670 | 2323 | 1858 | 1567 | 1349 | 1151 | 1030 | 848 | 787 | 657 | 589 | 282 | 205 | 167 | 164 | 137 | 135 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.04m | 00:44AM2.05m | 1:07PM2.11m | 1:21AM2.13m | 1:44PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.34m | 6:34PM0.37m | 6:51AM0.25m | 7:11PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.18m | 7:49PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2400 | 2479 | 2515 | 2670 | 2323 | 1858 | 1567 | 1349 | 1151 | 1030 | 848 | 787 | 657 | 589 | 282 | 205 | 167 | 164 | 104 | 135 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 85 | 84 | 117 | 92 | 79 | 139 | 137 | 79 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 17 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 25 | — | 27 | 49 | 76 | 141 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 116 | 117 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 77 | 129 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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