Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 202 | 192 | 177 | 160 | 341 | 495 | 897 | 989 | 581 | 1789 | 5790 | 7454 | 7819 | 8101 | 7740 | 6612 | 10162 | 10614 | 11701 | 13334 | 13558 | 15310 | 13045 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.81m | 6:33PM1.86m | 6:49AM1.79m | 7:19PM1.85m | 7:37AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.60m | 12:25PM0.53m | 00:55AM0.60m | 1:13PM0.53m | 1:43AM0.59m | 2:03PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 182 | 137 | 177 | 78 | 81 | 47 | 18 | 98 | 502 | 745 | 5790 | 7454 | 7819 | 8101 | 7740 | 6612 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 12981 | 10597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 35 | 119 | 116 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 63 | 1789 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | S 24 | SSW 16 | SSW 23 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 113 | 11 | 27 | 54 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 202 | 192 | 151 | 94 | 341 | 495 | 897 | 989 | 581 | 239 | 348 | 415 | 372 | 402 | 372 | 449 | 10162 | 10614 | 11701 | 13334 | 13558 | 15310 | 13045 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 109 | 449 | 160 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 120 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 209 | 301 | 474 | 302 | 301 |
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