Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Mar 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 2.6°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 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
SW
1
E
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111411151515151515161616151515151516161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2032552372202693315588931415252930242948234820371809168516131591176520072234255020962123
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
SW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
2.19
5:16PM
2.17
5:37AM
2.09
5:58PM
2.06
6:18AM
1.98
6:42PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.16
11:04AM
0.24
11:27PM
0.27
11:47AM
0.34
12:10AM
0.41
12:31PM
0.46
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:21
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------156311-
Temp. °C191819192022191715141313151717151413141414111011
Feels °C (?)161313121317161414141213151716141211141412667
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