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Porpoise Bay surf break
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Porpoise Bay Surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 24 Sep 2023 NZDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Porpoise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is 11.0°C (Statistics for 24 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 9.6 °C max: 10.8 °C min: 8.4 °C)
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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Porpoise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is 11.0°C (Statistics for 24 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 9.6 °C max: 10.8 °C min: 8.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
3
2
3
3
2
3
5
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
2.4
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1312141313131515151414141413131414161614141414141313131313131213131313131313681213131314141314141516161616101212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1071241461411391371501523442212212211921299324143743113221126118710028226044584064064005014715914314514443884514513824401070253621071710114417041292466562818876100599658811171537726459055534661632652252265
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
0
S
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
NNW
25
NW
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
W
40
WNW
40
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.94
10:39PM
1.89
11:20AM
2.05
11:43PM
2.03
12:19PM
2.18
12:39AM
2.18
1:12PM
2.31
1:32AM
2.33
2:02PM
2.41
2:22AM
2.44
2:50PM
2.45
3:11AM
2.49
3:38PM
2.45
4:00AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.52
4:38PM
0.54
5:01AM
0.39
5:36PM
0.41
5:59AM
0.22
6:30PM
0.26
6:53AM
0.06
7:21PM
0.12
7:44AM
-0.06
8:09PM
0.01
8:33AM
-0.13
8:57PM
-0.05
9:23AM
-0.13
9:45PM
-0.06
10:12AM
-0.06
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
Sunrise--7:31-------7:28-------7:26-------7:24-------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16-
Sunset-----7:42-------7:43-------7:44-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-------7:50------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C65789865536910976446911977667887765481099878810111110107687787877679
Feels °C (?)21333210104677530136861100122110115867642034345-1-3-1-4-4-2-20-10025

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