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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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | |
110 | 108 | 137 | 126 | 151 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 303 | 215 | 207 | 169 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 183 | 173 | 309 | 304 | 299 | 245 | 215 | 212 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.97m | 3:44PM2.04m | 3:58AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.00m | 4:39AM1.90m | 5:06PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.43m | 9:52PM0.52m | 10:08AM0.46m | 10:37PM0.55m | 10:53AM0.49m | 11:22PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
98 | 96 | 98 | 126 | 151 | 187 | 119 | 150 | 303 | 215 | 207 | 169 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 115 | 117 | 309 | 304 | 89 | 100 | 112 | 212 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 14 | SW 13 |
110 | 108 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 98 | 184 | 177 | 210 | 161 | 144 | 133 | 123 | 150 | 102 | 183 | 173 | 33 | 19 | 299 | 245 | 215 | 4 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 19 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 14 |
— | 8 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 72 | 84 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 85 | 84 | 68 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 3 |
— | 1 | 14 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 84 | — | 203 | — | 120 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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