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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
13.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111110101010101313111313121212111112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6345235415095206403929321034505996951940760778673503389309309268232193161
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.12
1:32AM
2.28
1:51PM
2.23
2:25AM
2.36
2:43PM
2.31
3:14AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.17
7:40AM
0.25
8:02PM
0.07
8:32AM
0.18
8:53PM
0.00
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---9:21-------9:20-------9:19----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C12141514121112912161615141514121517191915151617
Feels °C (?)8910987656998891091314171813131415
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