Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 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 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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)8s
Evening (09 May)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
1305
1321
1305
1273
1209
1728
8619
10704
10737
9093
10052
9420
8530
7972
7653
6937
6182
7537
4557
3844
3298
3384
3140
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SW
25
SW
30
W
45
W
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
7:11PM1.80m
7:30AM1.72m
8:04PM1.79m
8:23AM1.73m
8:56PM1.82m
9:16AM1.79m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.69m
1:56PM0.62m
2:29AM0.66m
2:48PM0.57m
3:18AM0.59m
3:37PM0.49m
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:50
7:52
7:54
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5:28
5:25
5:24
6
12
2
1
1
1
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
8
10
4
3
2
1
2
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
1
2
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
4.5
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
681
1305
1321
1305
1273
1209
1225
34
37
62
9093
37
22
11
11
11
20
39
5214
4557
3844
3298
32
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
E
15
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
282
29
28
32
189
85
57
46
4
35
34
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
31
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.5
W
7
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
1.2
WNW
5
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
0.8
WNW
4
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
5
80
143
317
664
1728
8619
10704
10737
75
10052
9420
8530
7972
7653
6937
6182
7537
26
3384
3140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
8
7
9
4
1
4
Distance (km)
68
34
109
64
109
109
120
196
159
159
160
160
160
159
451
634
159
159
34
34
34
112
159
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
7
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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