Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)99991010101011111616151514141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)498521476492455484514470505441397666616489482469390363392618560380170126
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.79
7:13AM
1.70
7:51PM
1.75
8:15AM
1.67
8:53PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.68
12:40PM
0.66
1:17AM
0.74
1:40PM
0.70
2:17AM
0.75
2:39PM
0.69
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----6:19-------6:16-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-1---------
Temp. °C14131316191715121312131613131212111091314131312
Feels °C (?)121212151815129101010117766667121091010
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