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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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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
13.4° 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 2PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
1067 | 936 | 911 | 899 | 785 | 774 | 672 | 595 | 515 | 530 | 538 | 456 | 530 | 450 | 478 | 525 | 590 | 437 | 385 | 569 | 681 | 1221 | 1321 | 1305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.90m | 5:49AM1.79m | 6:20PM1.84m | 6:39AM1.74m | 7:11PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.56m | 11:51PM0.65m | 12:10PM0.61m | 00:44AM0.69m | 1:03PM0.63m | 1:37AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1067 | 936 | 911 | 899 | 785 | 774 | 672 | 595 | 515 | 530 | 538 | 456 | 530 | 450 | 478 | 525 | 590 | 437 | 331 | 569 | 681 | 1221 | 1321 | 1305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 12 | E 12 |
3 | 2 | 13 | — | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 110 | 38 | 240 | 385 | 282 | 245 | 23 | 279 | 773 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 8 | — | — |
— | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 41 | 39 | 2 | 112 | 182 | — | — | 48 | 30 | 96 | 11 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 7 |
29 | 10 | — | 15 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 28 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 82 | 7 | 5 | 64 | — | — | 62 | 540 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 307 |
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