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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 2.7°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 4AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
9477 | 8114 | 6522 | 5158 | 4298 | 3365 | 4308 | 2364 | 2928 | 2210 | 3028 | 5633 | 6107 | 6468 | 6643 | 6102 | 6322 | 5230 | 4876 | 5405 | 11588 | 8797 | 7934 | 6592 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.82m | 9:16AM1.79m | 9:48PM1.88m | 10:07AM1.88m | 10:37PM1.96m | 10:58AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.59m | 3:37PM0.49m | 4:05AM0.50m | 4:26PM0.39m | 4:51AM0.39m | 5:14PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
-2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
41 | 39 | 6522 | 5158 | 4298 | 3365 | 3447 | 2364 | 29 | 2210 | 3028 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 224 | 599 | 5712 | 5230 | 4876 | 4126 | 11588 | 8797 | 7934 | 6592 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | — | S 28 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 56 | 140 | 78 | 27 | — | 15 | 24 | 24 | 1396 | 2547 | 3816 | 5405 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | W 5 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
9477 | 8114 | — | — | — | 63 | 4308 | 139 | 2928 | 204 | 318 | 5633 | 6107 | 6468 | 6643 | 6102 | 6322 | — | — | — | 21 | 31 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 160 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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