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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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
10593 | 10303 | 10360 | 9451 | 9843 | 9654 | 8198 | 6952 | 8879 | 5003 | 4168 | 3237 | 3447 | 2403 | 2943 | 1996 | 2800 | 5210 | 6425 | 7115 | 7130 | 6506 | 6688 | 5816 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.73m | 8:56PM1.82m | 9:16AM1.79m | 9:48PM1.88m | 10:07AM1.88m | 10:37PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.66m | 2:48PM0.57m | 3:18AM0.59m | 3:37PM0.49m | 4:05AM0.50m | 4:26PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
68 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 5964 | 5003 | 4168 | 3237 | 32 | 2403 | 29 | 1996 | 2800 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 132 | 452 | 5965 | 5816 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | — | SW 26 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | — | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | — | 30 | 56 | 161 | 80 | 27 | — | 27 | 24 | 24 | 1170 | 2184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | ENE 11 | E 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
10593 | 10303 | 10360 | 9451 | 9843 | 9654 | 8198 | 6952 | 8879 | — | — | 43 | 3447 | 119 | 2943 | 265 | 292 | 5210 | 6425 | 7115 | 7130 | 6506 | 6688 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 215 | 426 | 600 | 451 | 451 | 159 | 109 | 34 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 34 | 34 |
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