Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1488899999101015111116161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515501488505498533413436392408382449449441397666616489482521507363352295
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
E
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
1.86
6:18AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.79
7:13AM
1.70
7:51PM
1.75
8:15AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.68
12:40PM
0.66
1:17AM
0.74
1:40PM
0.70
2:17AM
0.75
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-6:21-------6:19-------6:16------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C1715141414131316161615131312121413131212109913
Feels °C (?)13111111121212161514119101089766666711
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