Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)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 Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
2.5
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
886
785
774
672
595
515
530
538
456
530
450
431
525
590
394
380
569
681
1289
3136
1094
2065
1738
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
WNW
25
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
NW
10
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32PM1.90m
5:49AM1.79m
6:20PM1.84m
6:39AM1.74m
7:11PM1.80m
7:30AM1.72m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.65m
12:10PM0.61m
00:44AM0.69m
1:03PM0.63m
1:37AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:48
7:50
7:50
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
3
7
3
6
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
16
14
13
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
8
8
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
14
10
11
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
9
-2
2
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1
E
11
1.5
E
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
911
886
785
774
672
595
515
530
538
456
530
450
431
525
590
394
277
569
681
1289
251
694
367
1125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
E
7
1.5
SSW
16
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
20
12
14
15
16
8
10
26
28
20
21
22
47
38
214
380
245
202
43
1094
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
3
2
41
39
2
112
182
110
47
13
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.3
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.3
NW
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
E
5
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
Energy kJ
16
35
22
36
7
10
2
113
26
32
21
3136
756
2065
1738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
42
0
34
215
302
426
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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