Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
3657
2456
3685
4766
5156
5306
5386
4295
3524
3142
2963
2329
2197
2167
1751
1490
1336
1286
1134
920
934
830
908
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
on
High Tide
7:43AM2.07m
8:21PM2.09m
8:47AM2.03m
9:22PM2.04m
9:48AM2.00m
10:18PM2.01m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.34m
2:04PM0.26m
2:37AM0.36m
3:04PM0.30m
3:34AM0.37m
4:00PM0.34m
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
9
5
7
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
4
4
6
7
7
4
6
7
5
6
7
7
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
0.1
S
24
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1230
2082
11
3685
4766
5156
5306
5386
4295
3524
3142
2963
2329
2197
2167
1751
1490
1336
1286
1134
920
934
830
908
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
13
5
5
5
2
3
2
6
5
12
12
12
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
12
4
3
13
12
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
6
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
178
3657
2456
3
4
3
18
24
6
15
38
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
1
Distance (km)
109
34
34
34
63
34
34
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
0
0
34
34
34
34
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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