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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
2557 | 2234 | 2064 | 2035 | 1658 | 1609 | 1452 | 1430 | 1266 | 1003 | 876 | 787 | 666 | 666 | 491 | 700 | 812 | 1966 | 1922 | 2048 | 1589 | 1289 | 1067 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.14m | 00:15AM2.16m | 12:40PM2.27m | 1:04AM2.24m | 1:32PM2.38m | 1:55AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.20m | 6:24AM0.17m | 6:53PM0.13m | 7:14AM0.08m | 7:44PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2557 | 2234 | 2064 | 2035 | 1658 | 1609 | 1452 | 1430 | 1266 | 1003 | 876 | 787 | 666 | 666 | 491 | 700 | 606 | 1966 | 1922 | 2048 | 1589 | 1289 | 1067 | 921 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 166 | 260 | 455 | 544 | 812 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 26 | S 25 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 193 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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