Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
2
E
2
E
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)131312121213131313131212121214131312121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)690527430423494386386380369357335324314236573113812071064115511171045899891778
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
2.00
1:59PM
1.97
2:24AM
2.08
2:36PM
2.06
3:01AM
2.15
3:13PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.48
8:04PM
0.35
8:27AM
0.39
8:43PM
0.25
9:06AM
0.31
9:22PM
0.17
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset-----8:58-------8:57-------8:54--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101012131312111010101213121211111111121213121212
Feels °C (?)88101110998879988788810101191010
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