Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1289 | 1434 | 4235 | 4890 | 3241 | 7712 | 6432 | 5965 | 5457 | 4588 | 4288 | 4057 | 3700 | 4209 | 11885 | 19697 | 18052 | 14902 | 12785 | 14953 | 9662 | 7278 | 6370 | 4918 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:11AM2.40m | 3:44PM2.44m | 4:03AM2.38m | 4:35PM2.37m | 4:54AM2.30m | 5:25PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM-0.07m | 9:54PM0.09m | 10:18AM-0.03m | 10:46PM0.13m | 11:11AM0.06m | 11:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1289 | 1434 | 38 | 63 | 3241 | 146 | 6432 | 5965 | 5457 | 4588 | 4288 | 4057 | 3700 | 4209 | 11885 | 19697 | 18052 | 14902 | 12785 | 14953 | 9662 | 7278 | 6370 | 4918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 12 | — | ESE 16 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 24 | — | 146 | — | 147 | 203 | 223 | 284 | 284 | 402 | 407 | 532 | 525 | 596 | 574 | 559 | 537 | 508 | 419 | 407 | 390 | 379 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 255 | 462 | 4235 | 4890 | 625 | 7712 | 200 | 276 | 322 | 380 | 295 | 207 | 241 | 266 | 249 | 193 | 129 | 238 | 318 | 106 | 94 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 159 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 159 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 84 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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