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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.1° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1
S
Period(s) (?)12111112121212121212121211131212121212121111108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)897595479389309309268232228190193193403193137303303448314509450220141144
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
2.36
2:43PM
2.31
3:14AM
2.40
3:31PM
2.35
4:01AM
2.40
4:18PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.18
8:53PM
0.00
9:21AM
0.13
9:42PM
-0.02
10:08AM
0.11
10:30PM
0.01
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-6:33-------6:35-------6:37------
Sunset-----9:19-------9:16-------9:15--
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-11-111111---------
Temp. °C1311141515161415151415151211111111101112121298
Feels °C (?)10812121515121414141515677786789976
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