Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.1
SW
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)9910101510101116161515141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4764924645005204704954413976666164894824695074657676184443802771879372
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.79
7:13AM
1.70
7:51PM
1.75
8:15AM
1.67
8:53PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.66
1:17AM
0.74
1:40PM
0.70
2:17AM
0.75
2:39PM
0.69
3:14AM
0.71
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise7:09-------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:16-------6:15----
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C13171717151312111216141312121211913141313131314
Feels °C (?)1216161511109891288557771210910111012
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