Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 9PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5065 | 3622 | 2750 | 2410 | 2096 | 2685 | 2299 | 2513 | 3197 | 2708 | 2323 | 1858 | 1444 | 1370 | 1151 | 972 | 943 | 787 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.95m | 12:31PM2.04m | 00:44AM2.05m | 1:07PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.46m | 6:12AM0.34m | 6:34PM0.37m | 6:51AM0.25m | 7:11PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5065 | 3622 | 2750 | 2410 | 2096 | 2685 | 2299 | 2513 | 3197 | 2708 | 2323 | 1858 | 1444 | 1370 | 1151 | 972 | 943 | 787 | 699 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 224 | 7 | 273 | 214 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 17 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 343 | 38 | 72 | 92 | 98 | 138 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 34 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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