Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1514141413131312121212121214141414141488999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2274178413291093961700538442390240232228287486530545597589564650637593580516
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.04
4:45AM
1.94
5:11PM
1.95
5:29AM
1.85
5:58PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.39
10:39PM
0.48
10:57AM
0.49
11:26PM
0.59
11:46AM
0.59
12:19AM
0.68
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:24-------6:22-------6:21----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111211111011101111121313131313131517171615141312
Feels °C (?)66554656578888991113131211111210
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