Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121210111112131313131211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103110169028407217577348641359158019891887194219382910408643913762339326871633232121281680
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
2.14
12:47PM
2.11
1:21AM
2.23
1:40PM
2.21
2:10AM
2.29
2:27PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.36
6:58PM
0.19
7:27AM
0.26
7:49PM
0.10
8:15AM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------8:36-------8:34-------8:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------14-111--------
Temp. °C11108710141514131312111110101099999101110
Feels °C (?)9743691098753323323544455
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