Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
4
WSW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
569
681
1305
1321
1305
1273
1209
6675
9173
10541
11340
10239
9207
9737
9059
8771
8308
7402
6318
6663
4689
4267
3237
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
W
45
W
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM1.80m
7:30AM1.72m
8:04PM1.79m
8:23AM1.73m
8:56PM1.82m
9:16AM1.79m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.69m
1:56PM0.62m
2:29AM0.66m
2:48PM0.57m
3:18AM0.59m
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:50
7:52
7:54
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5:29
5:28
5:25
5:24
1
5
12
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
14
12
9
10
4
3
2
1
2
0
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
326
331
681
1305
1321
1305
1273
1209
56
33
37
40
40
23
22
11
11
21
20
19
5464
4689
4267
3237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
0.9
SW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
385
569
282
29
28
72
233
121
85
21
35
34
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
74
47
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.1
WSW
6
3
WSW
7
4
WSW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
1.3
W
5
Energy kJ
5
8
110
193
322
694
6675
9173
10541
11340
10239
9207
9737
9059
8771
8308
7402
6318
6663
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
5
1
1
2
2
1
1
9
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
42
64
34
63
159
112
112
120
112
159
159
160
109
160
159
451
451
159
159
109
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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