Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° 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 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111314141313131312121212121277821202019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)263233242246158236431479536520504410297175139146137127186337258441432419
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
2.06
4:08AM
2.13
4:20PM
2.08
4:45AM
2.14
4:57PM
2.08
5:23AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.40
9:51PM
0.28
10:15AM
0.36
10:30PM
0.25
10:54AM
0.35
11:10PM
0.24
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset---9:31-------9:31-------9:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131515131110101013141514121111111418191815141314
Feels °C (?)10111086665889865781315161715141214
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Porpoise Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest