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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.7° 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 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 506 | 387 | 331 | 466 | 459 | 297 | 336 | 304 | 330 | 326 | 363 | 614 | 528 | 398 | 285 | 253 | 199 | 1290 | 1502 | 1317 | 560 | 696 | 605 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:18AM 2.30 | 2:42PM 2.40 | 3:05AM 2.30 | 3:33PM 2.40 | 3:56AM 2.27 | 4:27PM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06PM 0.06 | 8:26AM 0.05 | 8:55PM 0.07 | 9:15AM 0.05 | 9:47PM 0.13 | 10:09AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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