Porpoise Bay Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Catlins, New Zealand)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Porpoise Bay, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Porpoise Bay Swell and Wind Distribution

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You can also compare this with Porpoise Bay swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Porpoise Bay surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Porpoise Bay surf quality by month.