Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.4°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 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
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
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121414141416151516151514141413131312121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124238234238350117821262414166323362274178413291093961700538442287240228224278424
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
2.11
4:47PM
2.12
5:05AM
2.03
5:28PM
2.04
5:45AM
1.94
6:11PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.30
10:55PM
0.37
11:13AM
0.39
11:39PM
0.48
11:57AM
0.49
12:26AM
0.59
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--8:03-------8:06-------8:07-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:25-------7:23--
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Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C121111121212111111101011111111101111111212131313
Feels °C (?)878999887545555566577988
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