Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 Apr 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121414141414148888999101010151511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)390282232243292493530545597589564463501593566487544508546580514556498442
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
1.95
5:29AM
1.85
5:58PM
1.86
6:18AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.49
11:26PM
0.59
11:46AM
0.59
12:19AM
0.68
12:40PM
0.66
1:17AM
0.74
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:21-------6:19----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111213121313131314171816151515141315161616141111
Feels °C (?)56778888101314121111131311141514131188
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