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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 546 | 472 | 459 | 377 | 683 | 250 | 196 | 178 | 118 | 183 | 174 | 536 | 795 | 627 | 369 | 263 | 200 | 132 | 130 | 278 | 185 | 381 | 114 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:58AM 1.99 | 11:23PM 1.97 | 11:50AM 1.99 | 12:13AM 1.98 | 12:36PM 1.99 | 12:58AM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 0.37 | 5:07PM 0.41 | 5:30AM 0.38 | 5:55PM 0.40 | 6:17AM 0.38 | 6:38PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Mon 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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