Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 3PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4562 | 3868 | 9370 | 9464 | 8267 | 7236 | 6432 | 6598 | 6196 | 5506 | 5386 | 3573 | 2441 | 2410 | 2123 | 2148 | 2268 | 2207 | 2148 | 2630 | 2066 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.88m | 11:28PM1.86m | 11:54AM1.96m | 00:07AM1.95m | 12:31PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.56m | 5:32AM0.45m | 5:56PM0.46m | 6:12AM0.34m | 6:34PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4562 | 3868 | 14 | — | 14 | 14 | 6432 | 6598 | 6196 | 5506 | 5386 | 3573 | 2441 | 2410 | 2123 | 2148 | 2268 | 2207 | 2148 | 2630 | 2066 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 270 | 7 | 273 | 250 | 158 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 340 | 9370 | 9464 | 8267 | 7236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | 42 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 105 | 138 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 109 | 209 | 426 | 581 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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