Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1273
1209
2400
7599
8929
7173
10593
10788
10162
8921
8483
8372
7360
6193
6396
4619
4105
3139
3330
3192
3060
2029
2634
4841
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:30AM1.72m
8:04PM1.79m
8:23AM1.73m
8:56PM1.82m
9:16AM1.79m
9:48PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.62m
2:29AM0.66m
2:48PM0.57m
3:18AM0.59m
3:37PM0.49m
4:05AM0.50m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
2
2
2
2
0
1
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1273
1209
1177
33
37
7173
40
39
23
21
11
21
41
39
5355
4619
4105
3139
3330
30
29
2029
2634
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
11
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
189
85
56
63
21
35
34
34
33
32
56
116
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
W
6
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3
WSW
8
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
5
0.8
NW
5
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2
W
6
2.1
W
6
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
339
581
2400
7599
8929
880
10593
10788
10162
8921
8483
8372
7360
6193
6396
54
29
3192
3060
274
318
4841
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
9
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
109
109
115
159
159
159
160
160
301
451
451
307
159
109
34
34
34
109
109
109
109
109
109
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
9
5
6
3
4
5
9
8
7
9
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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